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99 Cent Dreams

Eli Paperboy Reed

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Eli "Paperboy" Reed emphasized how his 2016 album My Way Home brought him back to his roots, underscoring the point with its very title. 99 Cent Dreams, its 2019 sequel, proves how true that assessment was. Working once again for Yep Roc, Reed stays focused on retro sounds and vintage vibes, drawing deeply from the Southern-fried sounds of Memphis but adding some sick uptown grooves reminiscent of both the Windy City and the Motor City. A former hotshot guitar slinger, Reed reins in his solos throughout 99 Cent Dreams, pushing song, and especially sound, to the forefront. He's particularly unapologetic about his pining for the past, making a direct allusion to Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions' "People Get Ready" on "Coulda Had This" and otherwise playing upon shared memories of classic soul from the days before disco. Reed has a knack for easy-gliding melodies and the smarts to keep his songs tight -- nearly half of the album clocks in at under three minutes -- which helps keep 99 Cent Dreams cooking at a steady simmer even when it veers a little bit toward the tidy. Perhaps that's the inevitable byproduct of adhering too closely to the past -- everything winds up falling into its right place, with no allowance for accidents -- but even with this slight airless tendency, 99 Cent Dreams does deliver some potent throwback thrills.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
News You Can Use
00:02:43

Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishign Corp (BMI), Rough Trade as Square Smoker, MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Benjamin Pirani, Composer

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishign Corp (BMI), Rough Trade as Square Smoker

2
Said She Would
00:02:51

Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)

3
Bank Robber
00:02:37

Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), CAE, MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Aaron Frazer, Composer

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), CAE

4
99 Cent Dreams
00:03:01

Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)

5
Holiday
00:03:33

Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)

6
Coulda Had This
00:03:12

Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Ohio City Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Jesse Anthony Barnes, Composer

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Ohio City Music (BMI)

7
Tryin'
00:02:29

Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)

8
Burn Me Up
00:03:15

Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Egg Songs Publishing (ASCAP), Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP, MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Jordan Miller, Composer

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Egg Songs Publishing (ASCAP), Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP

9
Lover's Compensation
00:02:57

Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)

10
In the End
00:03:25

Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), 33 Legend Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock / Ryan Spraker, Composer

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), 33 Legend Music (BMI)

11
A New Song
00:03:43

Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher - Eli Husock, Composer - Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)

12
Couldn't Find a Way
00:04:35

Eli Paperboy Reed, MainArtist - Eli Husock / Aaron Frazer, Composer - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Songs In Numerical Order (BMI), MusicPublisher

2019 Yep Roc Records 2019 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Songs In Numerical Order (BMI)

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Eli "Paperboy" Reed emphasized how his 2016 album My Way Home brought him back to his roots, underscoring the point with its very title. 99 Cent Dreams, its 2019 sequel, proves how true that assessment was. Working once again for Yep Roc, Reed stays focused on retro sounds and vintage vibes, drawing deeply from the Southern-fried sounds of Memphis but adding some sick uptown grooves reminiscent of both the Windy City and the Motor City. A former hotshot guitar slinger, Reed reins in his solos throughout 99 Cent Dreams, pushing song, and especially sound, to the forefront. He's particularly unapologetic about his pining for the past, making a direct allusion to Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions' "People Get Ready" on "Coulda Had This" and otherwise playing upon shared memories of classic soul from the days before disco. Reed has a knack for easy-gliding melodies and the smarts to keep his songs tight -- nearly half of the album clocks in at under three minutes -- which helps keep 99 Cent Dreams cooking at a steady simmer even when it veers a little bit toward the tidy. Perhaps that's the inevitable byproduct of adhering too closely to the past -- everything winds up falling into its right place, with no allowance for accidents -- but even with this slight airless tendency, 99 Cent Dreams does deliver some potent throwback thrills.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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