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| Artist : Brett Dennen |
| Album : Loverboy |
| Label : Dualtone |
| Year : 2011 |
| Genre : Folk-Rock |
| Rip date : Apr-13-2011 |
| Store date : Apr-12-2011 |
| Size : 72,0 MB |
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| 01 - Surprise Surprise 04:07 |
| 02 - Dancing At A Funeral 03:39 |
| 03 - Comeback Kid (That's My Dog) 03:25 |
| 04 - Frozen In Slow Motion 03:55 |
| 05 - Sydney (I'll Come Running) 03:54 |
| 06 - Make You Fall In Love With Me 04:08 |
| 07 - Only Rain 05:14 |
| 08 - Can't Stop Thinking 04:08 |
| 09 - Must Be Losing My Mind 04:28 |
| 10 - Song For Leaving 05:06 |
| 11 - Queen Of The Westside 06:20 |
| 12 - Little Cosmic Girl 03:49 |
| 13 - Walk Away Watch Me Burn 04:08 |
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| 56:21 min |
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| Brett Dennen is an intriguing artist. His songs feature long-lined |
| melodies that unfold in a Bob Dylan-like rush of words and clever |
| rhymes, often laid over subtle African pop rhythms that make him sound a |
| bit like an even more mellowed-out Dave Matthews. He tackles big |
| subjects like love and death and pain, but somehow manages to sound |
| sunny and hopeful the whole way through. And then thereÆs his voice, |
| which is high-pitched and softly frail, making him sound like a cross |
| between Neil Young and Tracy Chapman; its fragility also suggests a |
| slightly less melancholy Nick Drake. Loverboy is his fourth studio album |
| and it doesnÆt differ much from his previous efforts, although itÆs |
| perhaps sunnier in tone, more upbeat, and a little looser in feel. ItÆs |
| even funky in spots, albeit delicately funky, because no matter how |
| joyous and rhythmic Dennen gets on these tracks, thereÆs always the |
| feeling that itÆs a glass house heÆs rocking in, which isnÆt a bad |
| thing, but one canÆt help but wonder how heÆd sound if he left-turned |
| into Neil Young's TonightÆs the Night territory; he probably wonÆt make |
| that turn anytime soon, if at all. There are some undeniably good songs |
| here, like the jaunty ôDancing at a Funeral,ö which sounds like a joyous |
| celebration of life even as it explores the end of same, the goofy but |
| endearing ôComeback Kid (ThatÆs My Dog),ö and the set closer, ôWalk |
| Away, Watch Me Burn,ö which chimes along loosely with Dennen singing ôI |
| was thinking about my place in the universeö like the philosophical |
| ghost of Jimmy Scott fronting a mellow jam band. Dennen doesnÆt sound as |
| deliberate, careful, and fussy on this outing, and that bodes well for |
| his future work. HeÆs a singular talent but one gets the feeling that he |
| hasnÆt quite yet gotten to where heÆs going to be as an artist. Loverboy |
| is a step closer. |
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