ARTiST: Griffin House
ALBUM: The Learner
BiTRATE: 178kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Nettwerk Records
GENRE: Folk/Rock
SiZE: 63.16 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 46min 54sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-07-02
STORE DATE: 2010-06-22
Track List:
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01. If You Want To 3:49
02. River City Lights 3:32
03. Standing At The Station 4:09
04. Just Another Guy 3:40
05. She Likes Girls 3:34
06. Never Hide 4:54
07. Rule The World 3:28
08. Gotta Get Out 3:31
09. Feels So Right 3:16
10. Let My People Go 4:16
11. Native 3:35
12. Coming Down The Road 5:10
Release Notes:
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Nashville-based Griffin House singer/songwriter has never been about grand
gestures and big statements. He doesn't pander, pout or play it safe. When you
watch him play live or listen to any of his excellent, quietly profound albums,
you realize pretty quickly that for House the song is king. A naturally
insightful storyteller who always manages to find an unexpected and nuanced
twist in his words and melodies -- one described it as "an arsenal of pitches
that boasts both a wicked curveball and changeup" -- House has been garnering
comparisons to Jackson Browne, Ryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen while
contentedly remaining out of the glaring lights of the commercial center stage.
New album The Learner, arriving June 22 via Nettwerk, finds the Ohio-raised
30-year-old shifting slightly towards a slightly brisker pace, adding a few
well-placed uptempo tracks -- including the tongue-in-cheek three-chord rocker
"She Likes Girls" and Chris Isaak-styled "Just Another Guy" -- to his repertoire
of thoughtful balladry. For those who gravitate towards the quieter fare,
there's still an abundance: the jangling shuffle of "River City Lights"
(featuring a lovely duet with Alison Krauss), the darkly resonating "Let My
People Go" and spacious shimmer of "Rule This World" all have that special
Griffin House touch of expressive warmth and easy, down-to-earth directness.
Highly recommended.