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in winter..
.. it's like drinking black coffee trying to stay warm and keeping the cold out. the rain falls, the wind blows. some of you even get to see snow.in autumn..
.. it's a backyard in the suburbs, and hundreds leaves covering the green grass.in summer..
.. it's a night-time thing. out on the balcony (porch) with some beers and your friends.in spring..
.. it's the hope for a brighter day.
Album Reviews
Stories You Wouldn't Believe
Sometimes, in this over-digitised, over-produced and over-hyped world it's refreshing to listen to something that has an honest-to-goodness simplicity about it. Sam Shinazzi's second album is like that. Just Sam, his voice and guitar and straightforward bass, drums and keys backing. The songs start and they finish.
Sometimes the simple way is the best. Occasionally there is a slight diversion into country rock - the mandolin on 'My Friend and a Free Day' provides a lovely counterpoint while 'Scotty Come Home's lyrics - namechecking Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs in a song of love and loss - has an addictive guitar figure that bears repeated listens.
'Stories You Wouldn't Believe' is at times mellow, poignant and melancholy, but has an honest, almost home-made charm to it. After creating a buzz in Australia, Sam (who has played alongside Bonnie Prince Billy, Evan Dando, Josh Rouse and the Pernice Brothers) toured the US earlier this year and has plans to stop off in the UK. Meanwhile, grab a copy of this old-fashioned, intensely personal and curiously satisfying album.
JSt.
