ARTiST: Alex Woodard
ALBUM: Alex Woodard
BiTRATE: 202kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Adrenaline / Warner
GENRE: Folk/Rock
SiZE: 56.93 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 37min 03sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-09-04
STORE DATE: 2008-08-19
Track List:
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01. Older 3:44
02. Reno 3:08
03. The Table 3:48
04. Mountain Town 3:55
05. Halfway 4:20
06. Photograph 3:22
07. Beautiful Now 2:48
08. Hoops 3:03
09. Billie Holiday 3:20
10. Heathen's Prayer 2:12
11. There Is No More Time To Waste 3:23
Release Notes:
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It's always gratifying when an indie artist gets a shot at the big time, and for
Alex Woodard, it looks like his chance has finally come.
Alex Woodard is the San Diego-based singer-songwriter's first debut record for a
major label, but he already has four excellent, independently-released albums
under his belt, and each one has slowly but surely been evolving his sound
toward the Americana country-rock evident on his first release for Adrenaline, a
division of Warner.
Rocking opener "Older" occupies similar territory as Bon Jovi's "Lost Highway"
-- but that's a compliment to Woodard's ear for a winning melody line rather
than an accusation of plagiarism -- while his duet with Nickel Creek's Sara
Watkins in "Reno" makes for another song that indicates the strength of his
writing skills.
The heartfelt "The Table" is another superb track, the poignant "No More Time To
Waste" ends the album in fine mellow style and "Halfway" is another typically
melodic rocker.
The album also contains several nods to Woodard's back catalogue, with first
single "Beautiful Now" being a reworking of an older track ("I Saw You Here,)"
while "Billie Holiday" and album standout "Photograph" also date back to his
early releases.
Alex Woodard is a polished, well written and produced record which deserves to
catapult Woodard's career to the next stage. Here's hoping Woodard's decision to
quit finance for a music career a decade ago finally pays off.