ARTIST: Wide Right
TITLE: Sleeping On The Couch
LABEL: Pop Top Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 211kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 43min total
RELEASE DATE: 14 Jun 2005
RIP DATE: 20 May 2005
Track List
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01. Dishrag 3:43
02. Royanne 3:39
03. Junior High School Dream 3:23
04. Laws Of Gravity 5:41
05. Flicker Film 3:55
06. Taking The Fifth 5:35
07. Blue Skies Ahead 2:18
08. The Pill 3:17
09. I Dont Care 3:02
10. Buffalo Fight Song 2:51
11. Picture In The Paper 3:00
12. Sleeping On The Couch 2:55
Release Notes:
Wide Right's second album, songwriter Leah Archibald continues to turn
traditional rock songwriting on it's head by offering an unusual
perspective as a Buffalo-born mother of two who works, parents, rocks
and then wakes up the next day and repeats the cycle all over again.
None of life's details are too small to escape her sharp assessment;
arguments with smug elementary school guidance counselors, telephone
conversations overheard from the hopelessly optimistic actor next door,
internal dialogues concerning foxy front men of tedious bands and
interminable visits from abominable houseguests. All told, it's superior
songwriting with intelligent, insightful lyrics about people who get
drunk, get even and get by.
"Sleeping on the Couch" assembles a set of stories about another cast of
rust belt characters; the schoolteacher who ill-advisedly purchased beer
for several female students (Picture in the Paper), an oblivious husband
longing for a little female company out in his garage (Dishrag), the
regrets of a woman who swapped a crappy service job in her hometown for
a crappy service job in another city (Laws of Gravity) and the poignant
reflection of a bewildered partner in the aftermath of a marital
argument (Sleeping on the Couch). Songs range from infectious power pop
(Royanne) to flat-out rock (I Don't Care) to glam rock (Buffalo Fight
Song); all woven together by Archibald's strong, warm voice and
confident delivery and attitude. Supported by band mates Dave Rick on
guitar (King Missile, Bongwater) and Brendan O'Malley on drums
(Lovechild) Wide Right delivers Archibald's songs with a propulsive beat
and a searing Gibson/Marshall crunch. Wide Right is not afraid to be
smart, and not afraid to rock out.
Wide Right records with Detroit garage-rock impresario Jim Diamond (The
Sights, White Stripes, Dirtbombs) at his legendary (and humid) Detroit
studio, Ghetto Recorders. "Sleeping on the Couch" features guest
appearances by Diamond as well as members of the Sights, Sirens,
Come-ons and Dirtbombs. Wide Right's self-titled full-length record
received numerous accolades, including an A minus in Robert Christgau's
Consumer Guide.