2012-07-13
Tim Langford (of Taildraggers) has created his second solo effort. It's a poignant album that weaves stories of women, down-on-their luck musicians, and the homeless, ending with a song of grandma Gracie. Track 1 "La Llorona" is a soulful instrumental electric slide; track 5 "Princeville Serenade" is a sweet little ukele instrumental. "Three Chords" is the best tune on the album. Langford has a style that's simple and straightforward where he lets the melody carry the feeling through his sparse arrangements. "Shaking a Cup" is bluesy but vocally weak. Track 6 "40 Watt Bulb" is a great blues story-song about being a down and out musician. Bring on the fantasy in "Dollar Girl" with Langford's slow syncopated guitar beat - "she dances for me, I think she really likes me" as his dollars disappear. Langford's solo effort Broken Halo resonates the Americana blues style that's developed from his years with the Taildraggers but has allowed him to experiment in a musically intimate manner. - Pam VandeKerkhoff FCC Alert: Track 6 "40 Watt Bulb"SHELLEY KING
Welcome Home
Jonn Del Toro Richardson
Tengo Blues
TAB BENOIT WITH LOUISIANA'S LEROUX
NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE
JASON VIVONE AND THE BILLY BATS
Lather Rinse Repeat
PRISTINE
Detoxing
CASH BOX KINGS
BLACK TOPPIN
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