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250 Word Album Review: Centro-Matic – Candidate Waltz
Candidate Waltz is Centro-Matic’s 9th full length release depending on what you count as albums by them. They have had tons of side projects, solo albums and EPs in that span as well. Lead Singer and...
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Concert Review: Centro-matic / Polica at the Record Bar, Kansas City, MO...
Centro-matic is one of the most unique acts a person can see live. Their sound is distinctly different than any other band out there. Will Johnson’s vocals can’t really be fairly compared to any of his...
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Vocals on Top’s Top 10 albums of 2011
1. Tom Waits – Bad As Me Tom Waits should be a national treasure. He creates some of the most unique and creative music I’ve ever heard. He does have legions of fans and it seems everybody loved Bad...
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250 Word Album Review: Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Yim Yames, Anders Parker –...
New Multitudes is Mermaid Avenue Volume 3, Woody Guthrie lyrics put to music by current artists. Instead of Wilco and Billy Bragg who did Volumes 1 and 2, this collection is put together by Jay Farrar...
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Concert Review: Will Johnson Living Room Show, Kansas City, KS 5-19-12
Will Johnson has a voice and music set perfectly for the most intimate of shows. There is no environment more intimate than being in your own living room. Johnson has decided to tour and forgo public...
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Career In Album Artwork: Will Johnson
I’ve spoke before about how busy of a guy Will Johnson is… Centro-matic, South San Gabriel, New Multitudes, Monsters of Folk, etc. You’ll find none of that here. This graphic focuses on his solo...
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250 Word Album Review: Will Johnson – Scorpion
Will Johnson releases solo records when he isn’t releasing an album in one of the many bands he is in. Scorpion is his third proper solo album and comes nine years after his last. This record is not...
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Vocals On Top’s Top 5 Concerts of 2012
In 2012 I went to more concerts than I ever have before. I attended over 65 shows and saw over 120 artists perform live. I have my favorite shows for various reasons and you can read about many of...
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250 Word Album Review: Overseas – Overseas
Overseas reminds me of Vic Chesnutt. Not in the fact that the supergroup sounds like Chesnutt a whole lot but the main members of Overseas (Will Johnson and David Bazan) were once in another...
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250 Word Album Review: Centro-matic – Take Pride In Your Long Odds
Will Johnson’s lyrics are the key to Centro-matic. Even with this being true the sonics of the band fight this song by song by trying to obscure the lyrics. The four-piece band consistently comes up...
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250 word album review: Will Johnson – Hatteras Night, A Good Luck Charm
Will Johnson dissolved his group Centro-matic and his main focus is now on solo records. He made solo albums before the band came to its amicable end but now they are his primary vehicle for putting...
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Vocals On Top’s Top 10 Albums of 2017
This list is my favorite part of this website, every year I toil through reviews and my iTunes and record collection to select my very favorite albums of the year and it is always a blast. Eight years...
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250 word album review: Marie/Lepanto – Tenkiller
Marie/Lepanto was really a logical thing to happen. Songwriter extraordinaires Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster (Water Liars) and Will Johnson (Centro matic) joined forces and in retrospect it almost made...
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Concert Review: Pedro The Lion and Marie/Lepanto at The Record Bar in Kansas...
Pedro The Lion means business. The David Bazan led project was brought out of hiatus unsurprisingly but the outlook of the band is not so much as expected. The band has a whole new ambition it seems....
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