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)
Sara Jean Kelley
The Waiting Place
JASON ISBELL
Sirens of the Ditch
ROSE POLENZANI WITH SESSION AMERICANA
When the River Meets the Sea
JOHN FRANCIS
The Better Angels
THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS
Ripe
Joel Mabus
Retold
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