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Brandon Schott - Release |
Brandon Schott gives the singer/songwriter genre a good name - a very good name. While the likes of Devandra Bahnhart gather up all the press, Brandon Schott crafts slightly melancholy folky pop that is PURE pop. Think the very best of Elliot Smith, David Baerwald, Jon Brion and Michael Penn in its best moments. Every song is a under-stated, but at the same time, Schott does mess around with big, high ambitious arrangements and liberal use of many different types of instruments. "While Release does sound like the work of a musician who`s spent the majority of his life stooped over endless crates of unsorted vinyl at estate sales, charting studio arrangements in his head for what seemed at the time like an unattainable dream, Schott`s obvious reverence for British Invasion and early-`90s alternative rock and pop never feels like a facsimile, just an echo. Wielding a voice that harnesses the hush of Joe Pernice and the acerbic bite of Michael Penn, Schott writes songs about life, home, and heartache with a deft pen. The opener, a slice of folk-rock splendor that showcases David Kalish`s serpentine Dobro work, is the perfect milieu for the songwriter. His easy cadence makes for an inviting introduction, and the entire first half of the record revels in its very existence..Schott has a way with putting a new spin on an old idea, which is what pop music is all about anyway. This is not the kind of record that will start a revolution; instead, Release feels like an old friend that may or may not have a place in your life anymore but holds a permanent space in your heart."-AMG. Extremely Highly Recommended!
 Afterglow - mp3
Little Juliet - mp3
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