ARTiST: Tommy Keene
ALBUM: In the Late Bright
BiTRATE: 205kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Second Motion
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 59.23 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 38min 38sec total
RiP DATE: 2009-01-31
STORE DATE: 2009-02-17
Track List:
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01. Late Bright 2:15
02. A Secret Life of Stories 3:51
03. Save this Harmony 4:03
04. Tomorrow's Gone Tonight 3:05
05. Goodbye Jane 2:05
06. Nighttime Crime Scene 4:44
07. Elevated 4:55
08. Realize Your Mind 2:52
09. The Right Time to Fly 2:57
10. Please Don't Come Around 3:36
11. Hide Your Eyes 4:15
Release Notes:
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Tommy Keene has been around forever, but unlike a lot of artists, heÆs had the
temerity to get better with every release. His success has paralleled top-notch
contemporary pop songsmiths like Marshall Crenshaw, Willie Nile and Ben Vaughn.
For better or worse, heÆs attained about the same level of success. There have
been deals with Matador and Geffen and production from Don Dixon and TûBone
Burnett, but Keene has consistently flown under the radar, despite being a true
double-edged sword: a masterful composer that is also one hell of a guitar
player.
Whatever incarnation youÆve seen Keene in, you can count on hooky guitar-driven
pop being the way of the walk. His first band opened for Grin and the
Raspberries, both who have long been a favorite of his. It shows in the jangly
pop of stuff like ôLate Brightö. He tears that track and ôRealize Your Mindö up
like he was still playing for Velvet Crush or Boston Spaceships, he also teamed
up in 2006 with Bob Pollard for a duo project called the Keene Brothers. ItÆs a
great pairing that IÆll definitely have to check out, as most of KeeneÆs work
sounds like PollardÆs GbV best, just twice as long.
If you like guitar-driven pop, whether it be Big Star, Teenage Fanclub or even
Brian Jonestown Massacre, In The Late Bright is pretty much a necessity. The
guitars are loud and in your face and the harmonies are spot on from note one to
note last. You wonÆt find much better in this day and age. Keene hasnÆt made it
almost thirty years in this game by shorting you on the hooks or the songs and
he doesnÆt appear to be starting on In The Late Bright.