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A low note rumbles out of nothing, a distant gathering laughs and slow, sad horns swell up. This is the drifting atmosphere set forth in the opening minute of Threshold, the latest from Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup. Young’s voice seems barely there as the band starts into the following track, “Keremeos,” but it’s not quiet—his voice is simply another instrument within the band. There’s a wall of sound, but it’s not without a chip here and there—an electric guitar that picks out a little melody only to finish with a strummed chord, or a ghostly voice that sweeps into and back out of the song—and these chips are the life of the music, keeping the heart beating by refusing to play with generic and stale country building blocks.
It may be Young’s name at the front, but the Tin Cup is no less a part of this album—the group is involved intimately with the music. It’s difficult to say what each single musician brings to the proceeding, but not because their contributions are minor. Rather, if the trumpet solo disappeared from “Two-Step,” or one of the twisting guitars was pulled from the title track, one would surely notice the hole left behind. The album is rife with instruments that each play a small part in a song, building upon one another to form the whole.
EDEN MUNRO / VUE WEEKLY - EDMONTON
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Will Scott's new album, GNAWBONE is here!!! The CD is available at CDBaby and other online retailers.
Over three years in the making, GNAWBONE is Scott's fully-produced studio debut and features a crack team of hand-picked musicians as well as guest performances by Jan Bell, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, and Preacher Boy (the album's producer).
hi roger just dropping by to tell you that I am still in love with your music! and by the way, I finally uploaded the full 10 songs, so there is plenty of new material... yours Tom
Hello from this side of the pond (pond?) If the lot of you happen to be in Vancouver on Sunday (one can dream) stop by! We're having a BBQ.
Ps: Emily was shopping in a clothing store - and right after playing something by MGMT, one of your tunes came on! (the store manager buys the CDs so you have a fan in retail somewhere)
I love Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup. I'm still sad I had to work when you had your going away show.. Oh well. Let's play in Victoria sometime. Hope all is amazing, talk soon.. (my record is very nearrrrr finished...)
Hey Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup, great set again last night! ... I'm glad to be catching your last show for awhile with Sarah MacDougall and crew at the Western Front cabaret this Friday!
