ARTIST: 1220
TITLE: Killin' For A Livin'
LABEL: Independent Recordings
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 195kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 39m total
RELEASE DATE: 2009-04-28
RIP DATE: 2009-05-15
Track List
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1. Local Girls 2:47
2. Get It Out (Kimmy) 3:11
3. The Motor Mile 3:01
4. So Far 3:02
5. Feel Young 3:06
6. Just Wait 2:59
7. By The Sea 3:11
8. Alright Uptight 2:47
9. Funky Junk 2:54
10. Iron In The Fire 3:12
11. Roll With It 3:13
12. Melody Rain 3:27
13. Xenobia 2:13
Release Notes:
As the five members of 1220 enter their 20s, it's getting a little late to
consider them boy wonders anymore. One of Knoxville's longest-running groups,
even if they've just now reached the legal age to enter some of the clubs where
they've been playing since the early 2000s. So there's no allowance for age in
considering Killin' for a Livin', the follow-up to 2007's Miss Legendary. Not
that the band needs any cheating -- eight years together have turned 1220 into a
tight performing and songwriting unit, and Don Coffey Jr.'s clean production
gives them room to shine on the new disc.
Killin' is pretty straight-ahead rock, with hints of punk velocity ("Alright
Uptight," "Roll With It") and even more substantial strains of classic '70s
power pop ("Motor Mile," "Feel Young"). The songs are smart and efficient; the
longest is less than three-and-a-half minutes long, and four are under three
minutes. There are traces of John Davis' Beatles-influenced alternative hard
pop, and singer Jacob Gibson's delivery sometimes recalls the Tenderhooks' Jake
Winstrom, but 1220 has found a way to work their influences, into a distinctive
sound of their own.
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