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)
KELLY HOGAN
I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
Honey Island Swamp Band
Demolition Day
HEM
No Word From Tom
PUTNAM SMITH
We Could Be Beekeepers
Seth Davis
Life Is Long
CHRISTINE LAVIN
Happydance of the Xenophobe
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