ARTiST: The Volebeats
ALBUM: The Volebeats
BiTRATE: 168kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Rainbow Quartz
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 84.62 megs
PLAYTiME: 1h 07min 16sec total
RiP DATE: 2011-01-08
STORE DATE: 2011-01-07
Track List:
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01. With You 4:05
02. We Don't Like To Forget 3:36
03. Me And You 2:37
04. Like You Mean It 5:09
05. Things People Say 3:48
06. Empty Streets 4:00
07. Dreams Come True 4:19
08. 1000 Miles Of Confusion 3:35
09. Walk There 2:44
10. I Can Tell 3:15
11. Sadness Kicked The Door In 3:27
12. What You've Been Saying 4:48
13. The City That's Always Asleep 2:26
14. See You Tonight 1:49
15. Kathleen No 4:06
16. You're Wrong 2:30
17. This Is Where I Belong 2:27
18. I'm Not Gonna Change My Mind 5:17
19. They Don't Write Back 3:18
Release Notes:
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The Volebeats' new album is an epic double-LP affair, recorded in the heart of
Detroit, Michigan. Throughout these 19 new songs, the group that Ryan Adams once
called "the best American band" are in top form, proving themselves to be more
prolific than ever. The Volebeats is a definitive work from a favorite band of
many musicians and critics, and it's their first new album since 2005's Like Her
LP.
The Volebeats began developing their particular brand of country-influenced rock
n' roll, with Motown hooks and British Invasion harmonies, in Detroit in the
late 1980's. Over two decades, they've released a string of critically-acclaimed
albums. They've toured in the USA, Canada, England, and Spain. During a tour
with Whiskeytown in the 90's, Ryan Adams actually joined the Volebeats for a
week, playing onstage with them and co-writing the song "Everytime" with the
group's main songwriters Jeff Oakes and Matthew Smith.
The Volebeats appeared onscreen in the movie Shopgirl, playing "Somewhere in my
Heart". Also, the Volebeats' "Two Seconds" was covered by country-rock chanteuse
Laura Cantrell on her debut LP.
This new self-titled LP is the product of a new phase of intense songwriting and
recording activity for the band. Singer Jeff Oakes and guitarist Matthew Smith
wrote most of the songs. Jeff appeared at Matt's doorstep with notebooks filled
with lyric ideas. Very quickly, these scribbled notes were transformed into
full-blown songs with hooks, melodies, riffs, and harmonies. It seemed, after a
few years of the band members being committed to other bands and projects, that
the Volebeats were suddenly back on active duty.
The new album was recorded on analog 8-track tape. Instead of booking time in a
conventional studio, the sessions were arranged in a house not far from the old
Motown studio, a recording situation where Matthew Smith currently produces
records for a wide range of artists (including Andre Williams, Little Claw,
Nathaniel Mayer, and Matt's psychedelic pop group Outrageous Cherry). The
Volebeats were determined to make the definitive Volebeats album, and they knew
from the start that the record would be at least as long as "Exile on Main St."
or the Beatles' white album.
The Volebeats unfolds like a movie. It's an AM radio-influenced American urban
dreamscape, where non-stop hooks propel introspective lyrics across a warm
analog atmosphere. There's a cover of a great pop song written by Gene Simmons
of Kiss, "See You Tonight", as well as the Kinks' "This is Where I Belong". The
other 17 tracks are all originals, with no filler throughout 67+ minutes.
The Volebeats have never been easy to categorize, but Gram Parsons' term "Cosmic
American Music" is one category they'll accept. Inspired by Detroit music,
Memphis music, country music, folk rock, the British Invasion and more, the
Volebeats are happy to blur the boundaries between any genres they encounter.