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A twangy mix of rock, country, Exile-era Stones, pop performed by the tightest band you've heard in 10 years.
Genre:
Rock: Country-Rock
Release Date:
2010
Knock Alley West
Yardsale
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(845121015355)
Record Label: Yardsale
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The first complete studio album from the "definitive" lineup that recorded Yardsale This Week. Mostly recorded in a marathon two-day session at Downtown Recording in Louisville, KY with some additional recording done by Jordan Forst, Yardsale pulled out all the stops for Knock Alley West. From the balls out rock of "Until I Can't Remember" and "Secondhand Girlfriend" to the straight country of "Dream of Amarillo"; from the apocalypse of "Mississippi's Flooding" to the heartfelt beauty of "Reflection" and "Slow Motion", Knock Alley West showcases all the strengths of a twangy rock band in their prime. And it tastes great too!
Personnel notes:
Kirk Kiefer- lead and backing vocals, bass, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jacob Lee – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica
Chris Scott – electric and 12-string guitars, backing vocals
Colin Garcia – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Andrew Rhinehart – piano, organ, mandolin, accordion, backing vocals
With:
The Sandpaper Dolls (Suki Anderson, Rebecca Dennison, Amber Estes) - backing vocals on "Until I Can't Remember", "Reflection", "Happy In My Misery", "Fencepost", "Slow Motion", and "May the Lord Grant Me Peace"
Catherine Irwin - harmony vocal on "May the Lord Grant Me Peace
Neil Hulsewede - pedal steel on "Until I Can't Remember", "Fencepost", "Slow Motion", and "Dream of Amarillo"
Jordan Forst - harmony vocal on "The Bullet That You Dodge"
Deanna Burnell and Drew Miller - trumpet and sax on "Until I Can't Remember", "The Bullet That You Dodge", and "Secondhand Girlfriend"
Produced and Arranged by Yardsale
Recorded at Downtown Studios, Louisville, KY February 28 - March 1, 2009
Additional recording by Jordan Forst April - May 2009
Mixed by Chris Greenwell at Downtown Recording, Louisville, KY
Mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master, Nashville, TN
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Big Leap for Some Louisville Talent
author: Kory Wilcoxin (Louisville Music News)
If you've heard Yardsale before, you'll be surprised by the giant leap forward they've taken with Knock Alley West. And if you haven't heard them before, you'll think you've just discovered your new favorite local band.
The musical talent of 57 people is concentrated into the core quintet of Kirk Kiefer, Jacob Lee, Chris Scott, Colin Garcia and Andrew Rhinehart, and Knock is a perfect showcase for what these guys can do. The album starts with the honky-tonky "Until I Can't Remember," which has the twang and attitude of a country-fried Hives tune. While the atmosphere is loose and liquored-up, the musicianship is tight and superior.
What makes Knock a transcendent CD is the depth and breadth of the songs. The highlight is "Mississippi's Flooding," a dark, minor-key song with haunting Katrina-inspired imagery that ends with a frenetic jam that must have left the band's fingers bleeding. But that song's heaviness is buoyed by up-tempo tunes like "Happy in My Misery" and "Dream of Amarillo." Taken all together, Knock is a rich, multi-layered masterpiece.
The only, well, knock on Knock is that sometimes Yardsale tries to cram two pounds of music into a one-pound bag. While songs like "Porkitty Popcorn" and "Secondhand Girlfriend" are as enjoyable as the rest of the album, at times there's too much going on (a fast-paced guitar riff, a double-time beat and the lyrics) to take it all in.
But that's like complaining about Cindy Crawford's looks because of her mole. Better to simply to enjoy the work of five guys who not only know how to write songs but deliver them with earnestness and style.
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