Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:09 PM
Tom Laramee is a singer-songrwiter from Seattle. His second album Woke Up Today is an acoustic affair, with a cello stealing much of the limelight. If you like albums like Nick Drake's Bryter Later, this one for you.
The album has a really nice flow Being an independent artist can be hassle - making ends meet is a challenging task, but Laramee pulled it off. . The album sounds bright and intimate and is very well prodcuced. In fact, it sounds a whole lot better than many multi-million dollar albums.
The strongest track is Tethered To The Ground with an instrumental backing that uses cello and acoustic guitar like a pair of non-identical twins.
Too bad that the art director dedided that his work is more important than the printed lyrics - it's always a bad idea to print black letters on a dark red background.
Woke Up Today will be available through CDBaby or you can contact Tom Laramee directly for purchase details.
Tracks:
- Slipstream
- Woke Up Today
- Razor Wire
- Never Before
- Hold Out My Hands
- Louder Than Words
- Tethered To The Ground
- Working It All Out
- Happier Then
- Perfect
Tom Laramee - Woke Up Today
Tom Laramee: songwriter, vocals, acoustic guitar
Dylan Fant: drums, bass
Walter Gray: cello
MP3: Slipstream
MP3: Woke Up Today
MP3: Tethered To The Ground
More about Tom Laramee:
» meatynubbins.com/tom/