Country: US
Artist: Male solo artist
Career: debut (released several times between 1996 and 2000)
Language: English
Genre: Weird roots rock
You’re looking into the keyhole of a weird man.
You probably know all about this record, and are saying ‘Wait, isn’t that from 1996?’ Yeah, I guess, but it got shuttled between labels a couple of times, and my copy came out on Proper in 2000, and anyway, by the time I found out, it had found its place high up in the list, and I didn’t want to take it out.
This is Weird Roots RockTM, which is an established genre since ‘80s Tom Waits – but don’t run now. You know Tepper is Jeff Moris Tepper from the final incarnations of the Magic Band, and he’s got the Captain’s sense for word play and offhand philosophical wisdom. This walks the tightrope between mad dashes in the meadows of Eastern European country funk with tuba for bass and someone on hammers and spoons, and warm ‘Her eyes are a blue million miles’ – country cousins. I’m pretty devoted to it all.
Strike one for the original originals.
At its best: Can’t stop cryin’, Bankshot, (If you really want to) Hurt somebody
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