{"id":7365,"date":"2015-03-02T05:30:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T10:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=7365"},"modified":"2015-03-02T05:30:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T10:30:24","slug":"hundred-word-reviews-for-march-2015-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/02\/hundred-word-reviews-for-march-2015-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundred Word Reviews for March 2015, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Time for some more backlog-clearing hundred-word reviews. All of these are worth my (and your) time in some way, but because of the sheer volume of worthy material in my inbox, I regularly do these short-form reviews to keep them from languishing on my desk. Today&#8217;s four are all artists I&#8217;ve covered before.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/musoscribe.com\/images\/new_trocaderos2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/center><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00T9WOQ9G&#038;asins=B00T9WOQ9G&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true&#038;linkId=CRFOHSOTXHI2BGIP\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The New Trocaderos \u2013 <\/strong><em><strong>Frenzy in the Hips<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nRecently I reviewed the recent <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=6828\">three-song disc<\/a> from this Northeastern trio, and while I liked it a lot, I found the stylistic ground covered disparate enough so as to be confusing. This six-song disc repeats three of those cuts. The new three are reminiscent of some quality Southern acts of the 80s &#8212; specifically <strong>Georgia Satellites<\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=176\"><strong>Jason &amp; the Scorchers<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; and serve better to define the group&#8217;s sound. <em>Little Steven<\/em> (he of the <em>Underground Garage<\/em> digital radio program) is a fan; he&#8217;s bestowed the \u201cCoolest Song in the World\u201d designation to two of the cuts on this disc.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/musoscribe.com\/images\/well_wishers3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/center><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px;width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00O4PJCYW&#038;asins=B00O4PJCYW&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true&#038;linkId=UPMKAFCTFDK22QPI\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Well Wishers \u2013 <\/strong><em><strong>A Shattering Sky<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Jeff Shelton<\/strong> is one <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=721\">prolific guy<\/a>; almost <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=3693\">like clockwork<\/a> a CD from him <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=5460\">shows up<\/a> in my mailbox every few months. And even though he&#8217;s not high profile, I cover his stuff because it&#8217;s good. If you&#8217;re the sort who picked up <strong>Jordan Oakes<\/strong>&#8216; peerless <em>Yellow Pills<\/em> powerpop compilation CDs back in the 90s (or most anything from <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=5980\"><strong>Bruce Brodeen<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s NotLame label) then this is the stuff you&#8217;re looking for circa 2015. Any of the twelve cuts here would be right at home on a <em>Yellow Pills<\/em> set. Like-minded pals <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=5545\"><strong>Chuck Lindo<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=4688\"><strong>Bradley Skaught<\/strong><\/a> help out on some cuts.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/musoscribe.com\/images\/red_jacket2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/center><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00OS0BRYG&#038;asins=B00OS0BRYG&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true&#038;linkId=DSMJOEGBXZLCESBV\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Jacket Mine \u2013 <\/strong><em><strong>Pure Delight<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nAs with their <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=3738\">2013 long player<\/a>, on this six-song disc, <strong>Lincoln Barr<\/strong>&#8216;s Red Jacket Mine is stylistically varied. Barr&#8217;s voice is the centerpiece of these well-assembled tunes, and some interesting keyboard textures (funky 70s-styled clavinet, some really well-recorded piano) plus some tasty synth strings give the disc a vaguely <strong>Ben Folds<\/strong> feel (minus the humor), even though Barr&#8217;s a guitarist. The soulful \u201cCrow\u201d and the sing\/songwriter-flavored \u201cAM\u201d are both a bit of a left turn, departing from the group&#8217;s generally upbeat approach. \u201cNearly Marjorie\u201d is retro in that \u201c(Just Like) Starting Over\u201d kind of way. \u201cGet Paid\u201d is wryly humorous.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/musoscribe.com\/images\/dewa_budjana3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00QNUF1MI&#038;asins=B00QNUF1MI&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true&#038;linkId=6X7T7LYFZDG54MVV\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dewa Budjana \u2013 <\/strong><em><strong>Hasta Karma<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?tag=dewa-budjana\">Indonesian guitarist<\/a> is a busy guy; like Jeff Shelton (see above), he seems to always have something new for his listeners. Of course where Shelton&#8217;s nominally powerpop, Budjana is progjazz, with a style that&#8217;s reminiscent of the better mainstream fusion albums of the 1970s (specifically <strong>Jean-Luc Ponty<\/strong>&#8216;s albums). His music is ambitious and intricate while remaining highly melodic and accessible. <strong>Joe Locke<\/strong>&#8216;s vibraphones keep things in a jazz vein, as does <strong>Ben Williams<\/strong>&#8216; upright bass (which often sounds like a fretless electric bass guitar). Recommended as a disc to spin for jazz friends who don&#8217;t think they like prog.<\/p>\n<p>More capsule reviews to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/the_musoscribe\">Follow \u201cthe_musoscribe\u201d on <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/the_musoscribe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/musoscribe.com\/images\/icon_twitter_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" name=\"graphics3\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" align=\"BOTTOM\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/the_musoscribe\"> Twitter<\/a> and get notified<br \/>\nwhen new features, reviews and essays are published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time for some more backlog-clearing hundred-word reviews. 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