Americana Hour
© Copyright-Squiffed On Yer Waler Music (ASCAP)
(837101332262)
Record Label: Vav Records
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Seattle native David Hillman digs deep to lay down his furious concoction of traditional and extant styles. Rock, alt-country, blues, and jazz, all take turns in his repertoire of rootsy originals.
Perfectly at home in the studio, a solo gig, or a date with a full band, David fills up the room with a heated dedication to a mixture of influences, with his eye on completely entertaining an audience. His live performances breathe with personality, verve and old-school showmanship, bringing to mind artists like Bobby Bare Jr., Tom Waits, John Spencer, and Jack White.
Hillman recorded Americana Hour in 8 days at Studio Litho in Seattle with Floyd Reitsma (Audioslave, Supersuckers, The Long Winters) and a slew of talented friends. Here he delivers a record with twelve solid tracks of rock, alt-country, blues, and roots music that should excite fans who appreciate artists that convincingly meddle with different genres.
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author: HeroHill.com
I stumbled on David’s record courtesy of herohill fav Pete Bush. Bush played bass on the record and I have to be honest. On first pass, I was not 100% sold on David’s output. There was a slight disconnect from what I expected and what he created (which is completely my issue, not his). Luckily, I kept pushing forward, and Hillman’s Americana Hour has evolved in front of my ears. He is extremely passionate about his work, obviously taking the time to find the exact sounds he wanted. He uses slick rockabilly guitar and samples from the right influences to keep me listening. The country-tinged fiddle on Lake Matilda beefs up the mix and makes it a nice foot stomper and swinging numbers like Vexations and Inky make you want to move around. He touches on blues (Darlene) and even adds a touching string-laced, piano ballad (The Legend of Amy Pearl, Gunslinger). He uses so many styles, it will be interesting to see which one he decides on, but it’s a sincere effort from a Seattle musician with a big upside.
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author: Rootstime.be
Het uitstekende zangwerk van David Hillman doet bij mij dan weer herinneringen opflakkeren aan de beste Ryan Adams ten tijde van Whiskeytown.
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author: MusicEmissions.com
David Hillman has sure packed in his mastery of several key American styles. No relation to the Hillmans of Byrds and Burritos fame, he, like those bands, brings an energetic and authentic mix of traditional and rock styles that is the real deal…Americana Hour is a smart brooding thing full of good old American schizophrenic love of making a sonic stew
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