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Enthusiasm is what singer/songwriter Ben Kweller brings to his work. Ramones-like perennial goofy-teenager attitude and lack of antipathy are his golden attributes, and the combination of his keen songwriting sense makes Kweller a pop powerhouse. Following his self-released demo, Freak Out It's Ben Kweller, and the following EP, Kweller spreads out with more pop songs and sounds on this full-length studio album. Underscoring the songwriting skill he's been working at since age eight, he plays acoustic, folk-rock, alternative, power pop, and straight-ahead rock of the course of 11 songs. His lyrics are consistently heart-sung, but they aren't lite -- he's got weight and bite, too. Kweller isn't afraid to wear his top-drawer influences on his sleeve, either: "No Reason" soars on guitar like a Weezer or Frank Black tune, and he sings "noooooo reason to cry" with the same vehemence with which Johnny Rotten once sang "nooooo future." "Commerce, TX" smells like grunge rock, but its commentary on the slacker lifestyle keeps it self-aware. He recuts his epic "In Other Words," a winding, melancholic piano rocker with a jam that is straight off a '70s vintage Elton John record. "Walk on Me" and "How It Should Be (Sha Sha)," though power pop through and through, are pure Kweller -- bright, witty, fun, sweet diaries of hard-to-grapple-with feelings translated into two-to-three-minute bursts of self-empowered joy. Isn't that how all rock & roll should be?
© Denise Sullivan /TiVo
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Steve Mazur, AssistantEngineer - Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Kimya Dawson, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Harris, Producer, StudioProducer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Joseph Butcher, Composer - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator - Butcher Publishing, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Harris, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Nils Lofgren, FeaturedArtist - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - William Patrick Corgan, Composer - Cinderful Music, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Jason McComb, Composer - Jonathan Jeter, Composer - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - BRYCE GOGGIN, Producer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Scott McKenzie, Composer - Terry Melcher, Composer - Ben Kweller, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Adam Green, MainArtist - Dan Myers, Producer - Mike E Love, Composer - John E A Phillips, Composer - Buena Vista Music Company, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator - Touchstone Pictures Music, and Songs, Inc.,, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Evan Griffith Dando, Composer - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator - Dave and Darlene Publishing, MusicPublisher
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - The Lemonheads, FeaturedArtist - Evan Dando, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Juliana Hatfield, FeaturedArtist - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Rivers Cuomo, Composer - E.O. Smith Music, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Beverly Ross, Composer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Julius Dixson, Composer - EDWARD B MARKS MUSIC COMPANY, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist, RemixingEngineer, ReissueProducer - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Pablo Mathiason, AAndRAdministrator
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
Album review
Enthusiasm is what singer/songwriter Ben Kweller brings to his work. Ramones-like perennial goofy-teenager attitude and lack of antipathy are his golden attributes, and the combination of his keen songwriting sense makes Kweller a pop powerhouse. Following his self-released demo, Freak Out It's Ben Kweller, and the following EP, Kweller spreads out with more pop songs and sounds on this full-length studio album. Underscoring the songwriting skill he's been working at since age eight, he plays acoustic, folk-rock, alternative, power pop, and straight-ahead rock of the course of 11 songs. His lyrics are consistently heart-sung, but they aren't lite -- he's got weight and bite, too. Kweller isn't afraid to wear his top-drawer influences on his sleeve, either: "No Reason" soars on guitar like a Weezer or Frank Black tune, and he sings "noooooo reason to cry" with the same vehemence with which Johnny Rotten once sang "nooooo future." "Commerce, TX" smells like grunge rock, but its commentary on the slacker lifestyle keeps it self-aware. He recuts his epic "In Other Words," a winding, melancholic piano rocker with a jam that is straight off a '70s vintage Elton John record. "Walk on Me" and "How It Should Be (Sha Sha)," though power pop through and through, are pure Kweller -- bright, witty, fun, sweet diaries of hard-to-grapple-with feelings translated into two-to-three-minute bursts of self-empowered joy. Isn't that how all rock & roll should be?
© Denise Sullivan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 33 track(s)
- Total length: 02:11:19
- Main artists: Ben Kweller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Noise Company
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(C) 2023 The Noise Company (P) 2023 The Noise Company
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