Nicholas Tremulis with Robbie Fulks, "Mystery Train"
Some killer records have recently fallen through Lonesome Onry and Mean's cracks, either due to a lack of space in the paper or LOM having just found the CDs under the seat of his truck. Yeah, stuff happens.
The Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra's Pinky is a monster blues-rock record. Actually, to call what Tremulis does blues-rock is to set a musical limit that doesn't exist. What does exist with this road-hardened band of full-grown men is a wit
Gwil Owen
Gravy
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Here's another good record that fell through my cracks this year but deserves to be mentioned. Gwil Owen lives in Nashville and can write to the country form anytime he wants to - or his checking account tells him he needs to. But on his latest project, Gravy, Owen exercises his soul music muscle, both as a writer and singer.
Once you realize Toni Price has been cutting Owen's songs almost as long as he's been writing them, it all sorta starts to make sen
