Artist: Anders Osborne
Album: Three Free Amigos
Bitrate: 223kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Alligator Records
Genre: Rock
Size: 42.11 megs
PlayTime: 0h 25min 13sec total
Rip Date: 2013-02-22
Store Date: 2013-02-22
Track List:
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01. Three Free Amigos 7:47
02. Marmalade 4:09
03. Jealous Love 2:44
04. It's Gonna Be OK 4:46
05. Never Is A Real Long Time 3:02
06. We Move On 2:45
Release Notes:
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Guitarist/songwriter/singer Anders Osborne will release Three Free Amigos, his
new six-song EP, on Tuesday, February 12. The entire EP will stream exclusively
at Relix.com beginning February 1. Three Free Amigos is a semi-acoustic
collection of original songs cut in Anders' hometown of New Orleans in a
relaxed, easygoing atmosphere, with friends joining him in various combinations,
creating true musical magic. According to Osborne, the way this EP was recorded
"is not what I usually do. I may never do it again. I wanted to keep it loose
and give fans something different."
Three Free Amigos, produced by Osborne and Warren Riker, ranges from the
road-diary reminiscence of the title track to the Bo Diddley-flavored Jealous
Love to the reggae-rocking Marmalade to the warmly philosophical We Move On.
Osborne examines love's healing power and strength on It's Gonna Be OK
(previously recorded by Theresa Andersson) and offers profoundly simple advice
in Never Is A Real Long Time. He is backed on some tracks by his road band --
bassist Carl Dufrene and drummer Eric Bolivar -- and on others he's joined by
friends Michael Burkhart on Hammond B3 organ, Johnny Sansone on harmonica and
accordion, Billy Iuso on acoustic guitar and Maggie Koerne on background vocals.
A few songs from the improvisational recording sessions even feature Osborne
playing bass and drums.
Osborne released his first full album in 1989, but since the release of his 2010
Alligator Records debut, American Patchwork and his 2012 follow-up, Black Eye
Galaxy, he has earned hordes of new fans. He tours virtually non-stop, either
with his road-tested trio, as a solo artist, or as a guest with his countless
musical admirers, including Toots And The Maytals, Stanton Moore, Derek Trucks,
Warren Haynes, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Keb Mo, and The Grateful Dead's Phil
Lesh. He's appeared on Galactic's song Dark Water from their Ya-Ka-May album,
and in 2011 produced and played on critically acclaimed albums by Tab Benoit,
Johnny Sansone and Mike Zito.
With American Patchwork, Osborne's fame suddenly reached a whole new level.
Critics went wild, with OffBeat saying, "The record is a focused and tuneful
triumph. Osborne's gifts as a guitar player are significant. His voice is so
emotionally intense it feels like an explosion. He writes with remarkable
eloquence...this is the living definition of great art." 2012's Black Eye Galaxy
raised the bar even higher. USA Today says, "Black Eye Galaxy contains fiery
anthems and dark confessional songs punctuated with incessant, penetrating
guitar runs. It sounds like a cry of thanks from a rescued man."
OffBeat magazine named Osborne the Crescent City's Best Roots Rock Artist and
declared him the city's Best Guitarist for 2010 and 2011. The magazine recently
nominated him for seven 2012 awards, including Best Guitarist, Best Songwriter,
Song Of The Year (for Louisiana Gold) and Album Of The Year (for Black Eye
Galaxy). Guitar Player calls him "the poet laureate of Louisiana's fertile roots
music scene."