Jolene, Hell's Half Acre - 60m 45s

Tracks & Durations

1. New Canaan Intro	0:21
2. Alongside	3:26
3. Birdland	3:41
4. In My House	3:18
5. I Read What You Wrote Today	4:04
6. Mercy	4:08
7. Esseola 181	4:30
8. Garden Days	3:19
9. I Failed Me Again	4:17
10. Job	3:47
11. China Card	3:55
12. Isadora Duncan	4:41
13. Skyliners	4:09
14. Floatplane Notebooks	4:12

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Review

The popular comparison for Jolene's first album is early R.E.M. That might be unfair for Jolene--after all, the Athens boys were never quite this mature-sounding early on, and where Michael Stipe will reach for a falsetto, John Crooke is more likely to settle down into a flat, soulful rumble. Crooke's lyrics are easily distinguished, too, and he definitely has been around the block once or twice: "I could save the world, if given the go-ahead," he sings in "Alongside," before thinking better of it. "Then again, maybe I should save myself instead." But the comparison holds in other ways. Dave Burris does sound distinctly Mills-ian when he contributes backing vocals, and the two bands share the same love for Vic Chesnutt and for layered, subtly energetic melodies. Bill Ladd's consistent pedal steel, and a duet with Kim Richey, only underscore the depth present throughout. It's no surprise that they hail from the same area that spawned both the dBs and Let's Active a couple of revolutions back. --Randy Silver

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Hell's Half Acre

Tracks: 14, Disk length: 52m (-9m 15s)

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