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Though keyboardist Lisa Mednick initially established herself as a supporting musician (with a touring resumé that ranges from Alejandro Escovedo to Michelle Shocked to New Zealand's pop band the Chills), her second album under her own name showcases songcraft that ranks with the most ambitious currently emerging from Austin. From the siren song of the opening "Wrecker" through the sinuous groove of the harmonica-laced "Widow of This World" to the stark simplicity of "Dancing in My Cell," Mednick writes some of the prickliest, most emotionally unsettling material this side of Lucinda Williams. Her vocal lilt in harmony with Alison Young, occasional cowriter Kevin Carroll, or bassist Michael "Cornbread" Traylor belies the music's dark thematic undertow, through songs that evoke life's fragility and finitude. With support from the likes of multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz and cellist John Hagen (on loan from Lyle Lovett's band), Mednick surveys a musical landscape that extends from her Cajun-style accordion on "Sad Louisiana Waltz" to the U2-ish atmospherics of "She Loved You." Mednick mixes her vocals as just another element in the arrangement rather than pushing them to the fore--thus requiring (and rewarding) an even closer listen. --Don McLeese
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G.I. Ay, Ay! Blues
El Vez Manufacturer: Semaphore ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Mexico
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ASIN: B000006LSM Release Date: 1996-09-17 |
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Escape Velocity
Paul Schneider Manufacturer: Semaphore Records, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0007ACW0Y Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
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Having recently supported Four Tet in the UK, New York's Paul Schneider should have attracted a few more British converts to his accomplished left-of-centre indie-rock material. Heartfelt without being cloying, each song on "Escape Velocity" is delivered with warmth, tenderness and more than enough tunes. Like a more soothing Elvis Costello, Schneider is an easy on the ear vocalist who begins with the laid-back and light but slightly anguished 'Event Horizon' and then proceeds to knock out heavier, more intense guitar hooks on 'Echo Of Your Heart', 'Don't Walk Around' and 'Waiting'. The closing riff of 'I Remember You' even threatens to approach shoegazing and further surprises - country guitar on 'Tourniquet' and the sinister drum beats of 'Feed' - work well in different musical environments. Schneider never threatens to push back the boundaries of rock but - like all good songwriters - maintains a high level of interest and melody throughout.|
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Am I Still in Your Heart
Chuck Negron Manufacturer: Semaphore ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock
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ASIN: B000026OQY Release Date: 2007-03-19 |
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Solo Album from the Ex Three Dog Night and Current Blood,sweat and Tears Singer. Includes Covers of Songs Made Popular by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Cream and Champaign.|
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fractions ep
Manufacturer: spinsheel records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000HHXKTE |
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The Tinkers Manufacturer: Shinning Shamrock ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000NJJ234 |
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1. The Shamrock Shines 2. Two Million Children 3. Reigns Fall 4. Tinker From Killarney 5. The Wild Colonial Boy 6. Come Out & Fight 7. Gimme a Beer 8. The Rover/The Moonshiner
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Life After Death
Life After Death Manufacturer: Semaphore ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000025TQW Release Date: 2006-09-18 |
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In Our World Revisited
Hanker Manufacturer: Semaphore ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000025TR1 Release Date: 1996-01-01 |
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Lisa Mednick Manufacturer: Texas Music Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B0000630YF Release Date: 2002-03-12 |
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Though keyboardist Lisa Mednick initially established herself as a supporting musician (with a touring resumé that ranges from Alejandro Escovedo to Michelle Shocked to New Zealand's pop band the Chills), her second album under her own name showcases songcraft that ranks with the most ambitious currently emerging from Austin. From the siren song of the opening "Wrecker" through the sinuous groove of the harmonica-laced "Widow of This World" to the stark simplicity of "Dancing in My Cell," Mednick writes some of the prickliest, most emotionally unsettling material this side of Lucinda Williams. Her vocal lilt in harmony with Alison Young, occasional cowriter Kevin Carroll, or bassist Michael "Cornbread" Traylor belies the music's dark thematic undertow, through songs that evoke life's fragility and finitude. With support from the likes of multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz and cellist John Hagen (on loan from Lyle Lovett's band), Mednick surveys a musical landscape that extends from her Cajun-style accordion on "Sad Louisiana Waltz" to the U2-ish atmospherics of "She Loved You." Mednick mixes her vocals as just another element in the arrangement rather than pushing them to the fore--thus requiring (and rewarding) an even closer listen. --Don McLeese|
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Semaphore
the sonoras ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000PSSX5Q |
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Happy On A Sliding Scale
Manufacturer: Semaphore Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0006BK5H6 |
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