We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River
Die vom Magazin "Uncut" zu "Königen des Americana" gekrönten vier Musiker aus Portland, Oregon, melden sich mit ihrem achten Album eindrucksvoll zurück. Nicht nur was die Länge des Albumtitels anbelangt, sondern auch in Sachen Sound. Was Letzteren anbelangt ist "We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River" nämlich ein großer Schritt für Richmond Fontaine: Der Alternative Country der Band klingt nun eher wie ein Mix aus The Jayhawks, Replacements und Bruce Springsteen. Die Songs stammen wiederum vom Sänger Willy Vlautin, der nebenbei als Schriftsteller ("Northline", "Motel Life") erfolgreich ist. Produziert hat JD Foster (Dwight Yoakam, Calexico), der Multiinstrumentalist Paul Brainard unterstützt das Quartett an Pedal-Steel-Gitarre, Trompete und Klavier. "Nothing less than the Dylan of the Dislocated", schrieb der "Independent" über Richmond Fontaine, und das englische Magazin "Uncut" vergab für "We Used To Think..." fünf Sterne.
Eighth album from the American Alt-Rock/Roots band. We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River finds the band at their peak, both artistically and commercially. A long time critic's fave, they now reach beyond the 'Kings of Americana' tag they were given by Uncut Magazine, sounding more like a cross between The Jayhawks, Replacements and Springsteen. The album was written by lead singer Willy Vlautin and produced by JD Foster at Jackpot studios in Portland, OR.
We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River
CD
DEC 017
€ 15.50*
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1. We Used To Think The Freeway
2. Sounded Like A River
3. Northwest
4. You Can Move Back Here
5. The Boyfriends
6. The Pull
7. Sitting Outside My Dad's Old House
8. Maybe We Were Both Born Blue
9. Watch Out
10. 43
11. Lonnie
12. Ruby And Lou
13. Walking Back To Our Place At 3am
14. Two Alone
15. A Letter To The Patron Saint Of
16. Nurses