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01 I Need You Back 03:20
02 Hospital Bed 03:40
03 My Apartment 04:05
04 On My Way 04:00
05 The Rules 02:41
06 Down 04:08
07 Living Life 04:05
08 Ann Disaster 03:10
09 Believer 05:02
10 Here Me Out 03:47
11 Different But The Same 05:01
.. R I P P E R ' S N O T E S ..
Ben Kweller and producer Ethan Johns took a trip back in
time in recording Kweller's third solo release, On My
Way. Johns encouraged the twentysomething pop phenom to
cut his latest album in classic garage rock manner:
guitars, bass and drums played live in the studio with no
headphones and minimal post-production.
Johns' recording of the eleven-song set, due April 6th,
captures some live-wire vocals from Kweller as well as
his inspired guitar interplay with Mike Stroud (formerly
of Dashboard Confessional), which echoes that of Neil
Young and Crazy Horse's Danny Whitten circa 1969.
Kweller was introduced to the producer through his
friends in Kings of Leon, who worked with Johns (Counting
Crows, Ryan Adams) on their debut, Youth and Young
Manhood. "He basically learned a lot from his dad
[legendary producer Glyn Johns]," Kweller says. "So my
album was recorded in a mid-Sixties fashion. We were all
in one room, with no separation between amplifiers and
drums. Usually you can mix everything how you want in
your headphones. But a lot of times people end up just
listening to themselves and making sure they're playing
their part perfectly. So we brought it back to pure old
school recording."
Kweller attributes the ragged-but-right sound of the
vocals, particularly on the harder-rocking "The Rules,"
to not being able to hear himself sing during the
sessions. "I had no idea what it was sounding like," he
says, "so I would just go for it. It might sound off key
at times, but it's also live and honest. That was one of
Ethan's mottos, 'passion before pitch.' Through the
years, you come to realize that what makes those old Neil
Young or Bob Dylan albums so amazing, in addition to
content -- lyrics and melody -- is the delivery. That's
what we tried to hone in on."
The album takes its title from one of its most striking
cuts, a song with closer kinship to old-time folk like
Dock Boggs than anything garage rock, lyrically offering
up a verse and chorus each from a murderer, a thief, a
listener, a friend and a lover. "There's a dark edge to
some of the stuff," Kweller says, "but it still has my
usual optimism in the songs. The light's still at the end
of the tunnel for me -- I'm not going to lose that."
Prior to the album's release, Kweller will launch a
forty-three-date tour. All but four of the shows will be
co-headlining performances with Death Cab For Cutie.
New Ben Kweller album!
Young artist but with talent.
Enjoy!
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