Tim Easton - The Truth About Us

Artist:

Easton, Tim

See Also:

National (The) Pernice Brothers Henry, Joe Son Volt

Description:

Personnel includes: Tim Easton (vocals, 6 & 12-string guitars, harmonica); Jay Bennett (acoustic & electric guitars, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Mellotron, keyboards); Joe Gore (6-& 12-string guitars, mandolin); Bruce Kaphane (pedal steel guitar); Petra Haden (violin); John Stirratt (bass); Chris Burney (upright bass); Ken Coomer (drums, percusion); Ted Hutt (loops).
Engineers: Mike Hagler, Anthony Arvizu, Scott Guiterrez.
Recorded at Kingsize Sound Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois, Kingsound & Pictures, Los Angeles, California, Toast Studios, San Francisco, California.
Ohio-bred Tim Easton was the frontman for alt-country outfit the Haynes Boys, which mutated into Burn Barrel right around the time Easton`s solo career began to blossom. Easton`s second outing under his own name, THE TRUTH ABOUT US, retains ties to the singer-songwriter`s past (two standout tunes were written by Burn Barrel frontman J.P. Olsen and country-rock touches abound), but it`s also a significant step forward.
Tape loops and snakey guitar effects adorn "Downtown Lights," and Olsen`s "Bad Florida" is backed by semi-psychedelic sheets of sound. The more modern touches blend well with the fingerpicked acoustic guitars and gritty vocals, partly due to the fact that Easton is assisted by members of alt-country modernists Wilco. In the end, though, the focus is on Easton`s elliptical, poetic lyrics, and laconic, Townes Van Zandt-like vocals, and the songs make it clear that he`s got a lot more going on than many contemporary roots-rockers.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Half A Day
2. Carry Me
3. Downtown Lights
4. Get Some Lonesome
5. Happy Now
6. Bad Florida
7. Soup Can Telephone Game Conversation
8. Out Of Your Life
9. I Would Have Married You
10. When The Lights Went Out
11. Don`t Walk Alone

Album Information

Release Date:

01/23/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alt Country

Label:

New West Records, Inc.

Producer:

Joe Chicarelli

Catalog Number:

6023

Original Release Year:

2001

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Jay Bennett; Victoria Williams; Petra Haden; Mark Olson

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