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- Summary: The debu full-length release for the New Orleans based singer-songwriter was produced by Andrija Tokic.
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- Record Label: ATO
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Top Track
Violent Shiver | |
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Where I'm goin', where I'm goin'? Where I'm goin' I'll never know Into the fire I thought you'll put it girl The 'I've ever known It's just a thing,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 16, 2014It's a pleasure to report his studio debut catches the spark. [Dec 2014, p.103]
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Oct 30, 2014Benjamin Booker might not know where he's going, but he's well on his way.
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Aug 19, 2014The production will frustrate those who demand cleaner sounds, who like their vocals to rise above the rhythm section. Instead the singer's voice folds into the noise, just another grimy texture on an album that treats the blues not as a museum piece, but as a roadmap of one prodigal son's early life.
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Aug 14, 2014His debut lives and breathes the Deep South, from the Chuck Berry references (most effective on opener 'Violent Shiver') to the slower, more hushed tones of 'I Thought I Heard You Screaming', which sees Booker take his vocal cues straight from Bobbie Gentry's late-’60s peak.
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Aug 14, 2014Singing with a maturity beyond his years, he crafts hooks that pay homage to Robert Johnson, Sam Cooke and the shambolic punk he grew up listening to.
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Aug 14, 2014Often doesn’t even sound like a record at all, and more like a live set.
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Aug 18, 2014On close examination, his songcraft often stalls at the pupal (but promising) stage, but there is enough chutzpah here to steamroller such reservations.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Oct 10, 2014
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