Album Notes

Salim Nourallah has had his hand in a number of projects and genres over the years—alt-country, backing Old 97s frontman Rhett Miller; indie rock, working with the Deathray Davies on their last album; power pop, with his own band, Happiness Factor. Yet for a guy with such a memorable name (his folks were Syrian immigrants who moved to Texas in the 1970s, if you must know), Nourallah manages to fly below the radar, though perhaps that is beginning to change. Most music fans will at least recognize the group he produced in early 2008, The Old 97s on their latest, Blame it on Gravity. And if you live in Dallas, TX, you'll know him as winner of a number of music awards from the Dallas Observer.

Nourallah’s music is of the meditative, literate pop-rock variety, calling artists like Wilco, Elvis Costello, and the Beatles to mind. For those who have compared Nourallah vocally to Wilco mastermind Jeff Tweedy; the Beatle-esque tracks wouldn’t have seemed out of place on that band’s Being There or Summerteeth. Lyrically, Nourallah is simple and sincere, using clear and universally applicable imagery to communicate his messages. Nourallah’s words tend to frame everyday situations and feelings in ways both familiar and fresh.


Note: While the format of this album is "CD-R" these are professionally manufactured retail ready packages in a with full color foto-finish printing on CD that comes in professionally printed 4 panel eco-pack.