ARTiST : Pablo
ALBUM : Half The Time
LABEL : Curb Appeal Records
GENRE : Acoustic
RELEASE : 2006-10-31
STREET : 2006-10-24
ENCODER : LAME 3.90.3
QUALiTY : 209kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 46.85 MB
PLAYTiME : 00:31:08
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
1. Wall St. 3:17
2. Hit The Time 3:57
3. The Talk 4:03
4. Loser Crew 2:51
5. Focus 2:21
6. Caller ID. 2:00
7. Get Armed 2:39
8. Coolin Down 2:33
9. Words For Free 2:52
10. This Will Be Our Year. 2:24
11. Til We Die 2:11
31:08
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Paul Schalda has a ghost's voice, an old haunted soul that shivers its way up
through his mouth to share its cracked-glasses view of the world with those of
us lucky enough to listen. New York's Pablo is the vehicle for that voice and
the lives it's lived. Previously heard draped over the Pavement-influenced
treble clang of outerborough indie rock heroes AWEK (see "NY: The Next Wave" on
Kanine Records), Schalda's distinct and affecting vocals stand at the center of
Pablo, drawing chills from the tight economy of his lyrics and conveying
something deeper than most words usually get across anyway. It's smart music
that connects at gut level, a rare treasure in a crowded space. Clipped stories
prop themselves up against solitary acoustic guitar, or find a full body in the
stellar and spare accompaniment provided by brother Will Schalda (ex-REALISTICS)
and his varied keys, wife Maggie Schalda's harmonies, and the Strandberg
Brothers' ample multi-instrumentation. The result is a sound singular enough to
equally evoke Odetta and the Replacements, and one that's perked up the ears of
KEXP's "John in the Morning" and landed the outfit support slots up and down the
East Coast with Matt Pond PA, Earlimart, Brendan Benson, myself and more. On the
heels of a well-received self-released EP, Pablo's first full-length recording
is set to be released this May on Brooklyn's own 230 Records. In the meantime,
visit http://www.pablosmusic.com and http://www.myspace.com/pablomusic to hear
what the well-deserved fuss is all about.
-Kevin Devine