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ssr presents, pale horse and rider - these are the new good times
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artist pale horse and rider
release these are the new good times
genre indie
label Darla Records
website
ripper team ssr
release date 11.02.2003
retail date 00.00.0000
quality 192kbps/44.1kHz
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01. jersey coast line
02. i told jesus christ how much i love her
03. will we be blessed someday
04. sunday matinee
05. stars
06. past life
07. aura lee
08. coney island
09. metropolitan love song
10. i came here every night
11. the prettiest girl i've seen tonight (so far)
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Apparently, Jon DeRosa has a great sense of humor, as the New
Good Times hides the true nature of his debut full-length with
a promise of lighter fare. Not that it's a bad thing that the
album contains many somber moments, as well, but Pale Horse
and Rider do not intend to show you a good time. DeRosa is
better known to most as electronic artist Aarktica, as PHaR
first showed up on last year's Alcohol EPs. Already, though,
he shows that his new name shows a lot of promise in its style
and delivery. Pale Horse is mostly DeRosa alone, but he
brought along some heavy-hitters to join him in the
proceedings, from Alan Sparhawk's recording and guitar duties
to Nathan Amundson on backing vocals. Jessica Bailiff even
handled the photography. Any amount of guests wouldn't help
matters if the songs were substandard, so it's fortunate that
DeRosa is as talented in this realm as he is in the electronic
department. ...Good Times is a fine continuation of the PHaR
sound, and the songs mostly cry out for some kind of
resolution to the strife regular people suffer through.
Acoustic guitar and vocals make up the main palette, and it's
really easy to screw that up, but DeRosa never does. Anyone
who can record something as haunting and beautiful as "I Told
Jesus Christ How Much I Love Her" deserves any acclaim he's
given, as it broke my heart the first time I heard it. "Will
We Be Blessed Someday" is a lighter number, and on "Sunday
Matinee" DeRosa tries on the piano to great success; so there
is variation of sound and subject matter, as well. The record
is a bit short, but only because I craved for more at its end.
DeRosa's voice is simple and unaffected, making everything he
sings sound honest and true, but there is a greater voice in
these songs that he channels. It's difficult to take simple
stories and elevate them in this way, but with Pale Horse and
Rider it sounds so easy. That it sounds this polished is truly
an accomplishment. - Rob Devlin
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