2007-03-06
Contrary to the disco inspired cover... this is simple, well done piano singer-songwriter stuff. Greg Johnson's voice sounds an awful lot like Chris Martin of Coldplay, and his sound wavers between that atmospheric emotional moody music and Simon & Garfunkel's sensible, straightforward songwriting approach. I also hear influences from Aha, Toto, Billy Joel, and Springsteen (listen for "Walking in Memphis" on "Love is the Underdog") Standout tracks: 3, 5, 9 and 11 (Olive)
JAKE ARMERDING
Walking on the World
DEADSTRING BROTHERS
CANNERY ROW
Various Artists
Signature Sounds: 10th Anniversary Collection
JAY FARRAR/BENJAMIN GIBBARD
One Fast Move or I'm Gone
Liz Carroll & John Doyle
In Play
Dirk Powell
Time Again
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