AA Bondy – When The Devil’s Loose

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Artist: A.A. Bondy
Album: When The Devil’s Loose
Label: Fat Possum
Year: 2009
Genre: Blues

RIAA Radar Status: SAFE

Encoder: iTunes v8.2.1
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Codec: MP3
Avg Bit Rate: 320 kbps

Posted by: brettalbers

Description / Review:
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The reason that people are enamored with the singer-songwriter concept is that we all love the idea of conveying our innermost thoughts, hopes, dreams, ruminations, and beliefs through music. Yet, despite such desires, most of us donÕt possess the talents necessary to shape words and melodies into the proper form, or at least not a form that will have people singing along at a show, fashioning a mixtape, or spend hours upon hours teaching themselves how to play guitarÑall because of one single, memorable, unforgettable song. While the likes of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and others sing about feelings and situations shared by many members of the music-loving public most of us canÕt craft the thoughts and chords into a coherent whole that others will appreciate.

What makes A.A. Bondy stand out from his fellow guitar-strumming contemporaries is his ability to pair his beleaguered voice with a brand of road-weary folk rock thatÕs intimately accessible, without sounding stale or hackneyed. Opposed to indulging in the sort of overtly passionate melodrama that passes for emotional transparency these days, When The DevilÕs Loose finds Bondy singing song after gut-wrenching song, yet doing so with a strength that gives his pathos that much more depth. He doesnÕt have to belt out his lyrics at full volume, wailing on his guitar with tears in his eyes and a bleeding heart on his sleeve, for listeners to connect with his songs, to believe that what heÕs singing is oh-so-true.

Moreover, what advances BondyÕs cause is that heÕs able to sing songs packed with political, spiritual, and romantic imagery without sounding like an overzealous, strident demagogue. When he pleads to Delia in the recordÕs title track, ÒWhat does the mirror show you? Can you see the grave? Your sadness, it is quite lovely, but itÕs the sadness of the slave,Ó he doesnÕt shriek, moan, or howl to get across exactly what heÕs feeling and thinking. If Damien Rice grew a pair of balls, absorbed some of David BazanÕs somber sorrows, and actually knew how to affect some of Nick CaveÕs melancholy delivery, you might have an idea of the power of BondyÕs style.

Sure, itÕs folk musicÑweÕve all heard these familiar cadences and chord progressions beforeÑbut we listen because we want to listen to songs that give voice to our problems in ways we cannot. Bondy, thankfully, has no need for theatrics as a songwriter: he can deliver the punch of the story without resorting to a tawdry, over-the-top anthem, but he also knows when to step back from the mic and give the music space to breathe on its own. Songs like ÒA Slow Parade,Ó the title cut (one of my favorites so far from 2009), and ÒThe Coal Hits The FireÓ possess a strong, steady pacing complete with electric guitars laden with washes of reverb and delay, giving this record a finely honed mournful tone with undeniable appeal. Not only is there ÒNo hiding from the mightiest of gunsÓ (as the albumÕs opening track declares), but thereÕs no hiding from the solid songwriting found on When The DevilÕs Loose.

Track Listing
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[01/10] Mightiest Of Guns (3:47) 320 kbps 8.67 MB
[02/10] A Slow Parade (4:57) 320 kbps 11.35 MB
[03/10] When The Devil’s Loose (4:07) 320 kbps 9.43 MB
[04/10] To The Morning (3:38) 320 kbps 8.32 MB
[05/10] Oh The Vampyre (2:33) 320 kbps 5.84 MB
[06/10] I Can See The Pines Are Dancing (3:42) 320 kbps 8.48 MB
[07/10] False River (2:44) 320 kbps 6.26 MB
[08/10] On The Moon (3:28) 320 kbps 7.97 MB
[09/10] The Mercy Wheel (3:48) 320 kbps 8.71 MB
[10/10] The Coal Hits The Fire (4:14) 320 kbps 9.71 MB

Total number of files: 10
Total size of files: 84.80 MB
Total playing time: 36:58
Generated: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:43:19 PM

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