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| February 10, 2006 |
In particular enjoyed The Nashville version of "Phrase that Pays" which is
completely stripped down to the singer and an acoustic guitar, creating a much more
intimate track. The EP also features version of "Black Mamba" with more tambourine
which I find entertaining. William Beckett's voice sounds a bit more raw than on other
recordings and (as its dubbed 3am party mix) there are the sounds of people
cheering. "Working Class Hero" is also just singer/acoustic guitar and its
appropriately brooding.
"The Fever" (which has slowly become my favorite track) showcases Beckett's
beautiful voice and is much closer to the pop feeling of their debut album. Leaving
just "Pour Yourself a Drink" and "Down and Out (featuring Sheldon Miller).
"Pour Yourself a Drink" is labelled "basement demo". And, that suitably sets it up
because it definitely has the production values of a basement demo. However, it has
a catchy tune and nice harmony in the chorus. There isn't much of it to listen to,
clocking in 1:28 it is the shortest track on EP.
I have always found "Down and Out" to be a very touching song. This is similar to
the track on their debut, except with more piano and less guitar. Again the
production lean more towards demo than glossy studio album, but most of this EP's
charm comes from its rustic, edgy, basement and backroom feel. In short, I
recommend this EP for fans and for anyone who likes folkesy, bluesy guitary tunes.
completely stripped down to the singer and an acoustic guitar, creating a much more
intimate track. The EP also features version of "Black Mamba" with more tambourine
which I find entertaining. William Beckett's voice sounds a bit more raw than on other
recordings and (as its dubbed 3am party mix) there are the sounds of people
cheering. "Working Class Hero" is also just singer/acoustic guitar and its
appropriately brooding.
"The Fever" (which has slowly become my favorite track) showcases Beckett's
beautiful voice and is much closer to the pop feeling of their debut album. Leaving
just "Pour Yourself a Drink" and "Down and Out (featuring Sheldon Miller).
"Pour Yourself a Drink" is labelled "basement demo". And, that suitably sets it up
because it definitely has the production values of a basement demo. However, it has
a catchy tune and nice harmony in the chorus. There isn't much of it to listen to,
clocking in 1:28 it is the shortest track on EP.
I have always found "Down and Out" to be a very touching song. This is similar to
the track on their debut, except with more piano and less guitar. Again the
production lean more towards demo than glossy studio album, but most of this EP's
charm comes from its rustic, edgy, basement and backroom feel. In short, I
recommend this EP for fans and for anyone who likes folkesy, bluesy guitary tunes.