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Mark Lennon is a roots singer / songwriter originally from North Carolina now transplanted to the West Coast he lives in LA where he plays and records with his band Jacob Morgan, Jerry Zacarias, Yoehi Shikano, Mike Russeck and Dean Vivirito along with a “talented bunch” of friends producing songs of “lost love, reflection, family and longing for the south”, one of Mark’s talented friends is Simone Stevens who add’s her gorgeous vocal to Wildside, one of the albums best tracks – brass, piano and guitar combine on a fragile but crafted duet featuring some lovely harmonies, Mark is no slouch himself when it comes to vocals – there’s a palpable yearning in his voice as he sings “My Hometown” another highlight from the album. Mark sites a whole host of influences on his MySpace page and you can hear a variety of these permeating his own music, the album has a wonderfully relaxed California feel to it and . . . → Read More: Mark Lennon – Down the Mountain World Cafe – Driving Solo (WXPN)Patterson Hood played a great set for World Café last week, aided and abetted the Screwtopians – from Centro-matic frontman Will Johnson on guitar and Scott Danborn on keyboards / fiddle plus fellow “Truckers” John Neff and Brad Morgan and the “Truckers” producer Dave Barbe on bass.Playing tracks from this years solo release “Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)”, Patterson answers questions on the albums genesis and the history of the tracks, chat’s about screen plays and collecting all of his dad’s recorded works on vinyl. Check out the original broadcast here or the mp3′s below.Buy Patterson merchandise here(320k Mp3) Intro + Interview (1)PollyannaInterview (2)GranddaddyInterview (3)Heavy and HangingInterview – Outro (4)Range War . . . → Read More: Patterson Hood – World Cafe – Driving Solo (WXPN) This post is long overdue, sorry guys, Scottish power-pop alt-country band Dropkick have recently released a new album which you can get your hands on here for a bargain price including delivery worldwide. The band started with brothers Andrew and Alastair Taylor along with Ian Greer in 1995 playing original punk-pop before settling into their brand of alt-country power pop , not a band to rest easy this bunch of talented gents have chalked up eight previous releases with various line-ups, on the current release Andrew (Vocals, Guitars, Drums) and Alastair (Vocals, Guitars, Pedal Steel) are joined by Roy W. Taylor (no relation on Vocals and Guitars) and Scott Tobin (Bass and Vocals). These guys really enjoy their music and it shines through their work as they have produced some great albums with plenty of memorable tracks, mixing alt-country with power pop and a smattering of humour, the . . . → Read More: Dropkick – Abelay Hotel  |
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