ARTIST: James Jackson Toth
TITLE: Waiting in Vain
LABEL: Rykodisc
GENRE: Folk
BITRATE: 183kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 49m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-07-29
RIP DATE: 2008-07-22
Track List
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1. Nothing Hides 2:36
2. Doreen 3:08
3. The Banquet Styx 3:23
4. Look in on Me 5:38
5. Becoming Faust 3:01
6. Poison Oak 2:55
7. Midnight Watchman 5:21
8. Beaulah the Good 5:34
9. The Park 4:42
10. Do What You Can 3:26
11. My Paint 2:07
12. The Dome 7:09
Release Notes:
For his solo debut, Tennessee-based James Jackson Toth has conjured a
mysterious, alluring world; Toth's scenarios are intriguingly tawdry and his
sounds tantalizing, with layered, almost-dreamlike harmonies; touches of blues,
country and soul and the occasional flash of punk swagger. He assumes the role
of storyteller, maybe even confessor, spinning inter-linked tales of hope and
misfortune, romantic trials and spiritual yearning.
Waiting In Vain is the first album that Toth, long a cult figure, has released
as a solo artist, and it marks a new beginning for him. (For several years he
experimented with a folk-psychedelic rock hybrid, putting out numerous discs
under variations of the name Wooden Wand.)
James Jackson Toth's evolution continues when he hits the road and this strange
and compelling world he's brought to life will be waiting for you.