White for a couple of superb albums and my favourites so far are lapalco 2002 and my old. Lapalco is surprisingly immediate and made a really good first impression. Lapalco 2002s heavy songoriented followup blew me away. After digging around on the web looking for the artist, i finall stumbled across bensons name and the song tiny spark. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Yes, you all know him from the raconteurs, but his new album my old, familiar friend is not shockingly amazing. My old, familiar friend feels like it comes long while after brendan benson s last solo release. Kumars blizznog your source for kumarific blogservations. Naturally i turned the conversation from paper mills or something like that to music.
Aug 31, 2009 benson has quietly released 2 more brilliant records, 2002s lapalco, and 2005s the alternative to love, as well as loudly been part of jack whites middle side project the raconteurs. About the 2 12hour movie itself, travers goes on to write, the. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Brendan benson lapalco lyrics and tracklist genius. With lapalco brendan brings forth 00s underground heros the new pornographers along with great american indierock ben kweller former frontman on radish. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. And no, i am not being paid to endorse pete doherty. Similar in format to the beatles compilation loveitself the soundtrack to the cirque du soleil show of the same nametalented guitaristproducer john lippi has put together a series of blends in which he segues bits from a particular artists repertoire in a heady mix thats far more creative than the random 30 second clips on itunes, as the new yorkbased musician himself states. But it is what hits the street tomorrow, where brendan benson may. Lapalco star time international the alternative to love.
Throughout this album benson manages to avoid getting boggeddown in his own selfpity, mainly due to the upbeat powerpop arrangements spread liberally throughout lapalco. Lapalco by brendan benson on amazon music unlimited. Long regarded as a lost classic lapalcos success should bring about its rerelease. Brendan benson reissues lapalco consequence of sound. If theres a movement to get him the first posthumous oscar since peter finch won for 1976s network, sign me up, says travers of ledgers onscreen performance. That and the fact that they generally seem only a moment away from imploding. Dec, 2010 weezer death to false metal dgc2010 the good news.
While this kind of thing hardly pushes back the boundaries of musical discovery, it should be celebrated nonetheless, as it has resulted in somewhat of a hidden gem. He was telling me why he had invited benson to sing on a track on the stooges 2007 album the weirdness. Theres always a tendency with a solo singersongwriter to take themselves too seriously. Pop was barechested in cerise trousers, talking about brendan benson. Rolling stone film critic peter travers is raving about the sequel to the new batman franchise, which features the late heath ledger, as the joker, his final film role. Lapalco can be found in many top 100 albums of the decade lists and his 2009 release, my old, familiar friend is another masterpiece. Lapalco by brendan benson released in 2002 via startime. Brendan benson s debut, one mississippi, is a flurry of catchy, succinct, guitardriven poprock songs that went largely unnoticed upon its release, sending it to a purgatory of supposed lost masterpieces. Lapalco is the second album by american singersongwriter brendan benson, released in 2002. Brendan bensons second album, lapalco, may have taken more than six years to be released, but its lofi pop charm was well worth the wait.
Thats ok, because the twelve tracks prove being brendan benson is enough. This, his fourth solo release recorded in 2007, between the two raconteurs albums, in places, treads very familiar ground. All three of his full length releases are on the site. Apr 19, 2005 one mississippi was brendan s studio debut, released in 1996 and again in 2003 was a modest underground success. Five years in the making, benson s sophomore effort was longawaited by the devoted fans of his debut, one mississippi, which esquire writer jeff gordinier listed. Brendan benson one mississippi 1997 o p i u m h u m. Taking a break from writing, recording and touring with the grammy winning raconteurs, benson went into the studio in nashville and london with producer, gil norton pixies, maximo park, foo fighters and mixer dave.
You can forget about the longawaited, deluxe reissue of the bands controversial sophomore albuma critical and commercial disappointment upon release in 1996, the shockingly pedestrian pinkerton has got to be one of the most overrated albums everor their last few lackluster longplayers, death to false metal is the best thing. Five years in the making, bensons sophomore effort was longawaited by the devoted fans of his debut, one mississippi, which esquire writer jeff gordinier listed among the greatest overlooked pop masterpieces of the. The opening riff comes back throughout the song, but other than that, the song is simple yet edgy. His first two albums set a high bar, especially 2002s lapalco, and while his preceding albums have aimed high, each with great standout songs. The street name is an acronym of louisiana power and light company, the former name of the power company that owned the right of way to the property that. Will be in my shopping bag the next time i order cds. Brendan benson the alternative to love 2005 each decade has a handful of power pop icons to call its own, each working from the template that the beatles and the who constructed in the 60s, adhering to that melodic, guitardriven sound but subtly updating it to fit the musical and emotional aesthetic of the time. Old familiar friend may not quite match lapalco to be brendan bensons best solo album, but its a definite contender for one of the best of 2009. Though his name is nowhere to be found amongst the albums succinct liner notes, its pretty hard to ignore the argument that brendan bensons lapalco. Brendan benson, singersongerwriter, producer, cofounder of the racontuers. Genius detroit singersongwriter brendan benson and best friend number 4592 of jack white comes out of his room to play on lapalco.
You can forget about the longawaited, deluxe reissue of the bands controversial sophomore albuma critical and commercial disappointment upon release in 1996, the shockingly pedestrian pinkerton has got to be one of the most overrated albums everor their last few lackluster longplayers, death to false metal is the best thing weezers. While i wouldnt go that far, i do think its a memorable, inspired, adrenalineshot of an album that more people, especially fans of power pop, should hear. Brendan benson is well known for his singing and songwriting with the raconteurs. Listen to your favorite songs from lapalco by brendan benson now.
Well you know brendan, he said, you how brendan is, how brendan sounds and as he spoke he waved his hand, stirring the warm air. Tiny spark sets the tone with its playful insistency. Victoria williams fall experience radio free song club download. Prior to their two releases of jacks bluesybits and brendans macca tendencies, benson had a string of excellent power popundertheradar classic records. May 31, 2006 i should have told you in the previous post that brendan benson can be found at emusic. Bensons song tiny spark from his 2002 album lapalco got on the soundtrack for along came polly 2004. Heavyweight vinyl gatefold lp with immediate digital download as high. Brendan benson serves up some pop perfection on a dozen songs, with not so subtle nods to the british invasion, motown, and new wave. I should have told you in the previous post that brendan benson can be found at emusic. Apr 02, 2002 though his name is nowhere to be found amongst the albums succinct liner notes, its pretty hard to ignore the argument that brendan benson s lapalco could very well mark pearlmans return to the. If you want to check it out i suggest that you start with tiny spark, youre quiet or life in. This time around, bbs chief collaborator was jack white instead of.
On lapalco, brendan benson enlists help from likeminded popster jason falkner for a golden power pop record reminiscent of matthew sweets best work on albums like girlfriend. After a while i mentioned that there was a free concert downtown at the knitting factory it has since move from soho to brooklyn to promote music from northern. Im honored to be managing the incredible brendan benson, one of my favorite artists of the past decade. Lapalco, an album by brendan benson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. There are a lot of reasons why brendan benson never hit it big. May 24, 2007 chant down babylon i and i will chant down on babylon chant down babylon the easiest thing in the world is to feel like your alone were not made for being alone the love in your heart is a pearl you gotta keep it from turning to stone. Jack white and brendan benson make detroits answer to nevermind. Lapalco takes its name from a street in bensons hometown harvey, louisiana and was rightly lauded as one of 2002s best albums. American musician and songwriter, born 14 november 1970 in royal oak, michigan, usa. Brendan benson one mississippi 1996 cowriter and lapalco 2002 coproduced, backing vocals eric matthews the lateness of the hour 1997 electric guitar, bass, piano, drums, coproducer chris cornell euphoria morning 1999 bass roger joseph manning jr. But it is what hits the street tomorrow, where brendan benson may take over the world. Find brendan benson discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
The first week it was in my possession, it basically served as the soundtrack to my day. Folk singer by brendan benson every person reading this blog needs to go out and buy download this song and the album lapalco its from. Folk singer brendan benson2002 lapalco after many years benson finally found commercial success later in the decade thanks to his association with jack white and the raconteurs. The beatles good morning, good morning take 8 anthology ii. Lapalco benson s bad contract with virgin cost listeners several lost years between one mississippi in 1996 and this brilliant followup in 2002.
Im so excited for what we have planned for brendan in 2010 and when he comes to your town, youd be nuts to miss it. The powerpop genius seems to finally be getting his due now thanks to his exposure in the raconteurs, but this is his best solo work and is much better than anything he did with. I found out it was an artist named brendan benson, and that he is awesome. Brendan benson alternative to love startime international this is dropping march, and based on the single what im looking for, which you can download here, and the version of the title track that appeared on the metarie ep, this should be at least as good as lapalco. One mississippi and followed by 2002s lapalco and 2005s alterna tive to love. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Lapalco bensons bad contract with virgin cost listeners several lost years between one mississippi in 1996 and this brilliant followup in 2002. Here you can find brendon benson lapalco shared files. After the release of the alternative to love, benson recorded with jack white as part of the raconteurs. Benson has quietly released 2 more brilliant records, 2002s lapalco, and 2005s the alternative to love, as well as loudly been part of jack whites middle side project the raconteurs.
Scientist rids the world of the evil curse of the vampires. Kicking into acoustic guitars and driving hits on the second half of the riff, we here the finally defiant brendan benson arriving back on his proper lovetoting heartbroken thrown of pop music. He also maintains his own embarrassingly obscene blog, jeremy etc. Five years in the making, benson s sophomore effort was longawaited by the devoted fans of his debut, one mississippi, which esquire writer jeff gordinier listed among the greatest overlooked pop masterpieces of the. One mississippi was brendans studio debut, released in 1996 and again in 2003 was a modest underground success. Brendan benson is now a guitaristvocalist in the super group the raconteurs, but before that journey began he had already released 3 solo albums from 19962005. Brendan benson returns with his fourth solo album, my old, familiar friend, slated for release on ato records for august 18 2009.
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