TWINEMEN
''SIDESHOW''
OCTOBER 12 2004
45:34
1 Wishers 04:49
2 I Slept Through It 04:44
3 In My Head 05:12
4 St. Benedict's Marching Band 00:12
5 The Definition Of Truth 05:13
6 Twilight 05:22
7 Speed Of Light 04:40
8 Saturday 05:07
9 Little Ones 01:02
10 A Little Strange 04:27
11 The Circle 04:43
Kevin Barry - Lap Steel Guitar On 7
Dennis Brennan - Vocals On 11
Dana Colley - Clarinet (Bass), Glasses, Guitar, Harmonica, Hooter, Kalimba, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Saxophone, Staff, Vibraphone, Vocals, Wurlitzer
Billy Conway - Drums, Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Vocals
Stuart Kimball - Bass, Vocals
Andrew Mazzone Bass, Composer
Patina Willshine - Vocals On 7
REVIEW/AMG
by Hal Horowitz
****/*****
Toughened and tightened through nearly three years of touring (which yielded a handful of excellent live albums available through their website), Twinemen's sophomore studio disc seems more mature and comfortable than the band's debut. Singer/guitarist Laurie Sargent is better integrated and is more relaxed in her role as frontwoman/singer/rhythm guitarist. Songs such as the sensuous "In My Head" perfectly offset Dana Colley's magnificent baritone sax against Sargent's husky vocals. The sound has expanded to include subtle use of vibraphone, organ, kalimba and lap steel that occasionally add depth, but never clutter their characteristically spare approach. Reedman Colley blows serious Paul Butterfield-styled harp and takes lead vocals on the bluesy "The Definition of Truth." His slightly distorted talking voice is reminiscent of their late Morphine leader Mark Sandman. The steamy ballad "Twilight" brings all the elements together in one of the group's finest and most poetically passionate tunes. The carnival atmosphere suggested by the album's title and artwork is reflected in "The Circle," a dancehall-styled closer complete with overdubbed "found" vocals. The band ventures into edgy, almost avant-garde territory with the gruff "Saturday," the disc's most challenging and least melodic track that features distorted talking from Colley but never quite finds its groove. The group's Morphine background arises in "Speed of Light," a typically dark and ominous tune that shows how effectively the band takes their roots and twists them into a different but unique form. Although they will never totally break away from their success as the nucleus of Morphine, Sideshow proves that Twinemen have plenty of room to explore fresh, innovative territory without severing or minimizing their ties to the past.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by Jason Birchmeier
From the ashes of Morphine came Twinemen, a trio also boasting singer/songwriter Laurie Sargent. The vocalist began her career fronting the short-lived mid-'80s act Face to Face before spending a few years as a solo artist in the late '90s. She adds her experience to that of Billy Conway and Dana Colley, the former drummer and saxophonist, respectively, for Morphine, who disbanded in 1999 after the death of vocalist Mark Sandman. The three began performing in the Boston area, maintaining a residency at the Lizard Lounge, before teaming with Hi-N-Dry to release its self-titled debut album in 2002.
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''SIDESHOW''
OCTOBER 12 2004
45:34
1 Wishers 04:49
2 I Slept Through It 04:44
3 In My Head 05:12
4 St. Benedict's Marching Band 00:12
5 The Definition Of Truth 05:13
6 Twilight 05:22
7 Speed Of Light 04:40
8 Saturday 05:07
9 Little Ones 01:02
10 A Little Strange 04:27
11 The Circle 04:43
Kevin Barry - Lap Steel Guitar On 7
Dennis Brennan - Vocals On 11
Dana Colley - Clarinet (Bass), Glasses, Guitar, Harmonica, Hooter, Kalimba, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Saxophone, Staff, Vibraphone, Vocals, Wurlitzer
Billy Conway - Drums, Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Vocals
Stuart Kimball - Bass, Vocals
Andrew Mazzone Bass, Composer
Patina Willshine - Vocals On 7
REVIEW/AMG
by Hal Horowitz
****/*****
Toughened and tightened through nearly three years of touring (which yielded a handful of excellent live albums available through their website), Twinemen's sophomore studio disc seems more mature and comfortable than the band's debut. Singer/guitarist Laurie Sargent is better integrated and is more relaxed in her role as frontwoman/singer/rhythm guitarist. Songs such as the sensuous "In My Head" perfectly offset Dana Colley's magnificent baritone sax against Sargent's husky vocals. The sound has expanded to include subtle use of vibraphone, organ, kalimba and lap steel that occasionally add depth, but never clutter their characteristically spare approach. Reedman Colley blows serious Paul Butterfield-styled harp and takes lead vocals on the bluesy "The Definition of Truth." His slightly distorted talking voice is reminiscent of their late Morphine leader Mark Sandman. The steamy ballad "Twilight" brings all the elements together in one of the group's finest and most poetically passionate tunes. The carnival atmosphere suggested by the album's title and artwork is reflected in "The Circle," a dancehall-styled closer complete with overdubbed "found" vocals. The band ventures into edgy, almost avant-garde territory with the gruff "Saturday," the disc's most challenging and least melodic track that features distorted talking from Colley but never quite finds its groove. The group's Morphine background arises in "Speed of Light," a typically dark and ominous tune that shows how effectively the band takes their roots and twists them into a different but unique form. Although they will never totally break away from their success as the nucleus of Morphine, Sideshow proves that Twinemen have plenty of room to explore fresh, innovative territory without severing or minimizing their ties to the past.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by Jason Birchmeier
From the ashes of Morphine came Twinemen, a trio also boasting singer/songwriter Laurie Sargent. The vocalist began her career fronting the short-lived mid-'80s act Face to Face before spending a few years as a solo artist in the late '90s. She adds her experience to that of Billy Conway and Dana Colley, the former drummer and saxophonist, respectively, for Morphine, who disbanded in 1999 after the death of vocalist Mark Sandman. The three began performing in the Boston area, maintaining a residency at the Lizard Lounge, before teaming with Hi-N-Dry to release its self-titled debut album in 2002.
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