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With the 2006 release SKELETON BLUES, Simon Joyner delivers yet another instant classic of singer-songwriter rock. All the hallmarks of the genre are touched upon here: layered guitars that evoke late-period Velvet Underground, hallucinatory narratives a la mid-'60s Dylan, downtrodden rhythms that recall SISTER LOVERS-era Big Star, and the singing-as-last-resort voice of mid-'70s Leonard Cohen. The songs all clock in at no less than five and a half minutes apiece--and some much longer--but the depth of the arrangements, the excellence of the playing, and Joyner's epic poetics all require the room to breathe and keep the listener rapt.
Personnel: Simon Joyner (vocals, guitar); Alex McManus (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar); Dave Hawkins, Dave Hawkins (electric guitar, electric piano); Frederick Lonberg-Holm (cello); Lonnie E. Methe, Lonnie Methe (piano, organ, vibraphone); Mike Tulis (bass instrument); Michael Krassner (acoustic guitar, piano, tambourine); Chris Deden (drums).
Recording information: Omaha, NE.
Skeleton Blues Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $2.79) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Lo Fi | | Label | Jagjaguwar | | Orig Year | 2006 | | All Time Sales Rank |  122956  | | CD Universe Part number | 7302379 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 21, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Michael Krassner; Michael Krassner | | Personnel | Alex McManus - guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
Frederick Lonberg-Holm - cello
Simon Joyner - vocals, guitar
Chris Deden - drums
Lonnie E. Methe
Mike Tulis - bass instrument
Dave Hawkins - electric guitar, electric piano
Michael Krassner - acoustic guitar, piano, tambourine
Lonnie Methe - piano, organ, vibraphone
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