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Cosmic American Music: A little bit outlaw-country, a little bit strange, and very soulful.
Genre:
Country: Bakersfield Sound
Release Date:
2005
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Record Label: The Afterparty
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A review by Richard Gintowt for Lawrence.com
They rarely play shows, they occasionally write songs and they don't give a damn if they ever "make it." They're Kansas City's The Afterparty and they have a great little homemade disc out with some gratuitous nipple action on the cover and some very non-gratuitous songwriting.
Like Ryan Adams, singer/songwriter Danny Fischer sounds like he could pull a hit song out of his ass with his hands tied to a tetherball pole. Which is not to say his writing is careless; it's just carefree - the kind of carefree that Bob Dylan and The Band sought with "The Basement Tapes."
Fortunately, Fischer has a makeshift bar-band in tow to rope in his sprawling vision. The result is something more akin to Luna or a less bloated Bright Eyes, with a reverb-soaked tape deck and a flask of whiskey to keep it rolling 'til the early morning...
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This band deserves to make it
author: John Davis
They have a 'real' sound-- and heart to the songs they make.
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