13Ghosts - Liar's Melody

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2011
Time: 35:51
Size: 82,3 MB
Label: This is American Music
Styles:Classic Rock/Roots Rock/Alt.Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Water, Rise - 4:18
 2. Broken Objects - 2:44
 3. Cocksuckers - 3:40
 4. Gimmie Back - 3:44
 5. Prophesaries - 4:12
 6. I Was Happy - 2:55
 7. Tractor Rut - 2:18
 8. Glory! Glory! - 3:05
 9. Liar's Melody - 3:53
10. Born to Rock and Roll - 4:58


"13ghosts – named after the classic 13 Alabama ghosts and Jeffrey by Thomasville’s late Kathryn Tucker Windham – has been around since the 1990s with chief songwriter Brad Armstrong, Sammy Boggan, Jason Lucia, and Andrew Vernon (now without Buzz Russell). They have recorded several albums with Skybucket Records that deserve listening and recieved high praise from outlets like Pitchfork Media - including Cicada (2005) and The Strangest Colored Lights (2008) and several self-released albums before that.
Their newest release is Liar’s Melody.  The label’s claim that “what is perhaps most notable about this record is the staggering range of its tracks…its inter-song diversity” is entirely true.  It ranges from the straightforward, aggressive rock of “Cocksuckers” and “Born to Rock and Roll” to the Southern country-rock “Tractor Rut” to the two collaborations with Maria Taylor “Broken Objects” and “Liar’s Melody.”  These latter two songs are the standouts, but the variation throughout the album is what makes it a good one. (N.B.: A review of Ms. Taylor’s latest album will be coming this week.)
The main problem is that Liar’s Melody is only available on the website of their new label This Is American Music.  Only two songs are available to preview online – and those are not necessarily the album’s strongest tracks (compared to the Taylor collaborations). People have gotten spoiled by regional bands making their entire albums available for preview on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud (or at least snippets on Amazon or iTunes), and being able to purchase individual songs.  That’s how they grow. Although the entire album is only $5, those unfamiliar with 13ghosts, which unfortunately includes most South Alabamans, may be unwilling to buy the album without a preview.  And its inaccesibility may explain why, despite favorable reviews for the band’s previous two albums on national sites, incredibly we are the only site that we know of to review the album so far. That is unfortunate, because it is worth listening to."

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