Here Comes the New Folk Underground

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Following his move from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas (and to the alternative country Lost Highway label), acerbic singer-songwriter David Baerwald's third solo album sounds like a fresh start. It's been nine years since his previous release, but Baerwald's songwriting is as intelligent, edgy, and conceptually ambitious as ever. From the country harmonies and back-porch picking of "Why" through the brassy buoyancy of "Nothing's Gonna Bring Me Down," Baerwald tempers his smart-aleck tendencies with greater melodic warmth and lyrical clarity. Both "If (a Boy Whore in a Man's Jail)" and the unlisted bonus track "Little Fat Cowboy" evoke the influence of Randy Newman, while the lacerating "Love #29" and the funky underpinnings of "Bozo Weirdo Wacko Creep" suggest that the album's title is a tongue-in-cheek band name rather than a musical mission statement. Though Baerwald remains best known for his audacious debut as half of David & David on 1986's Boomtown and as a catalyst for Sheryl Crow's Tuesday Night Music Club, he's never made music that is richer or more consistently satisfying than this. --Don McLeese

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Here Comes the New Folk Underground

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Do yourself a favor and pick this disc up...
Story Songs with Bizarre Humor
If you want to hear these songs live.....
In Retrospect I Should Have Left It Alone

Here Comes the New Folk Underground
David Baerwald
Manufacturer: Mca Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000069COR
Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

Why
Compassion
The Crash
Nothing's Gonna Bring Me Down
Bozo Weirdo Wacko Creep
Love #29
If (A Boy Whore In A Man's Jail)
Wondering
Hellbound Train
Me And My Girl

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Following his move from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas (and to the alternative country Lost Highway label), acerbic singer-songwriter David Baerwald's third solo album sounds like a fresh start. It's been nine years since his previous release, but Baerwald's songwriting is as intelligent, edgy, and conceptually ambitious as ever. From the country harmonies and back-porch picking of "Why" through the brassy buoyancy of "Nothing's Gonna Bring Me Down," Baerwald tempers his smart-aleck tendencies with greater melodic warmth and lyrical clarity. Both "If (a Boy Whore in a Man's Jail)" and the unlisted bonus track "Little Fat Cowboy" evoke the influence of Randy Newman, while the lacerating "Love #29" and the funky underpinnings of "Bozo Weirdo Wacko Creep" suggest that the album's title is a tongue-in-cheek band name rather than a musical mission statement. Though Baerwald remains best known for his audacious debut as half of David & David on 1986's Boomtown and as a catalyst for Sheryl Crow's Tuesday Night Music Club, he's never made music that is richer or more consistently satisfying than this. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

ok.......2006-07-05

not a classic such as Triage or bedroom stories,but better than most things you could hear today.

Do yourself a favor and pick this disc up..........2006-02-04

Well, I assume the review listed here from David himself is legitimate (?), but in any case I still say pick up this disc! If for no other reason, at least you are supporting a talented songwriter who gets little, if any, recognition or airplay from "the business".

This CD includes a sampling of selections from David's self-published "A Fine Mess", presented here in slightly polished up form. I believe "A Fine Mess" is now somewhat difficult to find (see http://www.dbinfosource.com for more info) so while I do prefer the grittier, more expansive two discs worth of material on that release, if you can't find it or are looking for a place to start, then by all means go with this disc! To me these songs are personal contemplations on love, hope, loss, faith - they are sometimes sad, sometimes funny, your basic roadmap of life. I'm glad to have them!

Story Songs with Bizarre Humor.......2005-09-12

A very entertaining album with fully realized characters. Great bizarre sense of humor. Catchy tunes too.

If you want to hear these songs live............2004-08-07

The fansite for David Baerwald (dbinfosource) has recently released a double DVD set that among other things features a complete live show featuring David Baerwald and the NFU at the Steamboat in Austin, TX. The show includes many songs found on this release as well as some from Triage and Boomtown. More information can be found at www.dbinfosource.com/dvd/dvd.asp

In Retrospect I Should Have Left It Alone.......2003-09-09

In retrospect, I think I was trying to make a hat out of a pair of shoes, and should have left well enough alone with the material on "A Fine Mess". Though I'm as narcissistic as the next guy, I honestly can't really recommend this album. Better to track down a copy of "A Fine Mess", if you're interested. Or better yet, "A Love Supreme". Just my two cents.

David Baerwald

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