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‘Tis the season for country-themed side projects. Just a few weeks before Mt. Desolation’s release, Tired Pony -- another indie rock supergroup with rootsy inclinations -- issued their own debut. What was billed as a country album turned out to be little more than standard pop/rock, though, which makes Mt. Desolation’s debut -- recorded by a loose group of British musicians, with Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin serving as co-captains -- all the more charming. The best songs here sound like genuine Americana, not pop songs dressed up in acoustic guitars and cowboy shirts, and even the filler material has a cohesion that’s rare for most first-time supergroups. “The Midnight Ghost,” with its barroom ambience and harmony vocals, is a woozy Western ballad that takes its cues from Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, while “Platform 7” -- featuring the Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci on percussion -- is bar band country-rock, filled with all the twangy trimmings that the Killers attempted (with mixed results) on Sam’s Town. Both of those highlights are pushed toward the back end of Mt. Desolation, and while that makes the album a tad bottom-heavy, it also means the track list doesn’t lose steam as it moves into its second half. Side projects with revolving lineups often result in scattered, hit-or-miss albums, but Mt. Desolation seems to be the exception.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emery Dobyns, Producer - John Roderick, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Vanucci, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Hobden, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Country Winston, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Lowe, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - John Roderick, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Hobden, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Andrew Lowe, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charity Ruth Quin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - Tom Hobden, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Pete Roe, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Lowe, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charity Ruth Quin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - John Roderick, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Hobden, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Pete Roe, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Lowe, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - John Roderick, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Pete Roe, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Lowe, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - John Roderick, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Andrew Lowe, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - Jesse Quin, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Pete Roe, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Lowe, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Francois Deville, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - John Roderick, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Pete Roe, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Lowe, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Hobo Sound, Studio - Nat Fimbow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jayne Rice-Oxley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Rice-Oxley, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emery Dobyns, Producer - Tom Hobden, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Quin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mt. Desolation, MainArtist - Hobo Sound, Studio
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Albumbeschreibung
‘Tis the season for country-themed side projects. Just a few weeks before Mt. Desolation’s release, Tired Pony -- another indie rock supergroup with rootsy inclinations -- issued their own debut. What was billed as a country album turned out to be little more than standard pop/rock, though, which makes Mt. Desolation’s debut -- recorded by a loose group of British musicians, with Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin serving as co-captains -- all the more charming. The best songs here sound like genuine Americana, not pop songs dressed up in acoustic guitars and cowboy shirts, and even the filler material has a cohesion that’s rare for most first-time supergroups. “The Midnight Ghost,” with its barroom ambience and harmony vocals, is a woozy Western ballad that takes its cues from Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, while “Platform 7” -- featuring the Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci on percussion -- is bar band country-rock, filled with all the twangy trimmings that the Killers attempted (with mixed results) on Sam’s Town. Both of those highlights are pushed toward the back end of Mt. Desolation, and while that makes the album a tad bottom-heavy, it also means the track list doesn’t lose steam as it moves into its second half. Side projects with revolving lineups often result in scattered, hit-or-miss albums, but Mt. Desolation seems to be the exception.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:57
- Main artists: Mt. Desolation
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Co-operative Music
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
© 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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