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Fletcher Harrington : Under The Shadow Of The San Gabriel
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Americana/alt-country music with a nice melodic edge and thoughtful lyrics.
Genre: Rock: Americana
Release Date: 2007
Under The Shadow Of The San Gabriel Record Label: Lopie Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Amber Colored Grey 3:14 Album Only
Who Won? 3:11 Album Only
Clean Desire 3:01 Album Only
Hesitating 3:18 Album Only
If I Could Say Where To Begin 3:37 Album Only
Aujourd'hui 3:30 Album Only
Reckless Words Of Love 2:50 Album Only
The Furthest Edge Of Your Light On This Earth 1:06 Album Only
Always Crashing In The Same Car 3:19 Album Only
Sweet Jezebel 3:12 Album Only
Let's Get Liquored Up 3:22 Album Only
You're Perfect 3:46 Album Only
Bible And A Gun 3:01 Album Only
After The Hanging Of The Tall Pine Gang 2:56 Album Only
From The Greenville Bar & Grill 2:43 Album Only
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Album Notes

Since the mid-1990’s Fletcher Harrington has done an excellent job of carving out some of the best alternative roots music in Southern California. After working with the country-rock band Cowboy Buddha, Harrington released his first solo album in 2001, Eyes on Fire and Knuckles Sore. This record solidified his status as one of California’s leading singer-songwriters. His music draws primarily from such country-rock icons as Neil Young, Johnny Cash, and Uncle Tupelo. Yet the singer-songwriter also has roots in DIY garage/punk bands such as the Replacements and pop/rock bands such as REM. As a result, Harrington’s music doesn’t fall within a specific category but rather spans the axis from country to rock. He has often been compared to Gram Parsons, and in fact there is much of Parsons' legendary alt-country spirit in Harrington’s music. In 2004 Harrington teamed with vocalist Tanya Livingstone and multi-instrumentalist Brit Collins to form the band Topeka. The band’s 2005 album Land Rush succeeded in blending Americana roots music with shadings of electronica and techno.
Harrington’s latest effort, Under The Shadow Of The San Gabriel, teams him once again with Brit Collins to create an album of clever, introspective lyrics and emotive music. With this album he again fuses the creative boundaries of alternative rock with the rich roots of folk and country music. The lyrics are based on a mix of personal experience intertwined with the common thematic threads of Americana music: loneliness and longing, love and betrayal. Musically, acoustic guitar drives most of the songs, which are made more interesting by multi-instrumentalist Collins’ lead guitar work and his use of various keyboards, including Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, and Rhodes. Harrington adds to the diversity of the album’s sound by playing banjo and mandolin on several tracks. The sincerity and craftsmanship of the Under The Shadow Of The San Gabriel album proves once again that Fletcher Harrington isn’t merely a musician but an artist in the true sense of the word.

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REVIEWS

"the son" of gram persons
author: dragan stajic
fletcher's new album is taking over the steps of GP, where he stopped long time ago. dear mr. harrington: just go ahead! anyway, "under the shadow of the san gabriel" is a brilliant album.
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Moving!!
author: Micah
The Lo-fi honesty of this album will knock your socks off! Moving and fragile. This album should not go unheard.
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