ALBUM REVIEW:Tom Williams and The Boat’s record Too Slow [Self Released – Coming Feb 21st] is actually like a nice cruise of genres between the righteousnesses campfire vamping of Nick Cave and the jagged orchestrated edges of David Gedge’s guitar play. Floating at sea are the sounds of our greatest minds in this vessel. Tom Williams rants are not all about maritime trips at all. Trust me I’d be the first one over board who would be hurling and begging for the shore line. These crooners takes you on a journey in particular on tracks like “Get Older” which has this fiddle playing that digs in deep revenge mode or a fight. There’s “24” which seems to be about a girl, varsity baseball and Oklahoma with somebody playing a PS2- poetic right? Needless to say there is a lots of variety on this record with a recognizable British swagger which seems to be making fun of teen cultures and gang fights. Regardless of the absurdity you could not ignore the narrative comparisons that might come-up. From either the likes of Billy Bragg, Brian Fallon or Craig “huck” Finn; Tom belongs to this new school of bands telling local stories that paint different parties, show you different post-cards from the edge of town. The fights are always same but everytime they happen you forget how you got there in the first place. So you drive in your cars and let these stories whiz you by as familiar scenery you may know already. Which might not be able to see unless they sung it to you. Mastered by few you buy the ticket and let The Boat drive because it’s familiar on the level that you can easily relate. This makes it authentic. Drink up my friends.
Sound like these other Story tellers: People Ain_t No Good MP3 by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds from The Boatman’s Call(1997) Venus MP3 by The Wedding Present from Saturnalia (1996) [Buy] Miles Davis & The Cool MP3 by The Gaslight Anthem from 59′ Sound [Buy] Never Had No One Ever (The Smiths) MP3 by Billy Bragg from The Smiths Is Dead. Walt Whitman’s Niece MP3 by Wilco & Billy Bragg sining the songs of Woody Guthrie he never wrote on Mermaid Avenue. [Buy]
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