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Ballad
of a
Plain Man
It's another spiritual
journey into the human psyche - an American novella, a dreamscape of
dirt roads, hope, faith, joy, pain and enlightenment.
Lyrics on site now.
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7-page article
by J R Moehringer
"Jeff Finlin should be a rock
star"
Read it here - 5280
magazine
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for larger image
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Downloadable
poster here:
Videos from
SXSW -
see News |
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Sugar Blue in
Cameron Crowe film 'Elizabethtown'
Watch the music
trailer for the film - See News
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| "Finlin
is a compelling story teller... of colourful, broody tales
boasting a taut plot
so
deep and mysterious you could lose yourself in the lines for
days."
Colin
Somerville, Scotland on Sunday
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Press Kit here
New press photos available -
inc downloadable poster.
Listen to MP3s here
Visit Jeff's MySpace site to download
Postcard from Topeka FREE
(go to 'Useful Links')
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| "It
is a delicious gravelly beautiful voice that gives the rich tapestry of
the music its first, most important stroke. Finlin plays it
all on here, brush-stroking his unique vision, finely accenting the
protagonists
of these songs. Listen. Just
Listen."
Not
Lame Recordings
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Last
seen in the UK supporting Steve Earle, Finlin is an all-American
original
whose singing recalls John Hiatt, Dylan and even Dr John. But his
songwriting has its own unique character and seems to become more honed
and concentrated with every album."
Nigel
Williamson, Uncut
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| "Finlin's
a master of the story in song - and his rough and tumble voice
intensifies
the poignancy of his terse lyrics.
Gary
Glauber, Popmatters
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| "...This
was one of the best live shows I have seen this, or any other
year.
Mid-set Finlin says: "This is a song about waiting. I don't
like to wait, but I'm better at it now than I used to
be."
The waiting may soon be over, because a talent like this cannot stay a
secret for ever." more
Colin
Somerville, Scotland on Sunday
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"It
is probably a good test of a singer songwriter to play their songs,
with
minimal accompaniment, to an unfamiliar audience and have them
accepted.
In Galway Jeff Finlin passed that test with flying colours..." more
Barry
Jones, Americana UK
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| Somewhere
South of Wonder |
| "An
astonishing second album from singer-songwriter Jeff
Finlin.
Already acclaimed by some to be one of the albums of the year, it
features
Finlin's cleverly compiled roots material."
HMV
Choice, Sept/Oct 2002
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"It's
a mighty work, distinguished by its single-minded intensity of vision
and
wild exaltation. Finlin alternates between giddy euphoria and
withering,
dark scorn." more
Metro
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| "Jeff
Finlin describes his new album as being 'about joy and discovery
through
pain, love and despair'. The bedraggled croak of his voice and
the
weary drone of the cellos, slide guitars and harmonicas that give the
music
its identity suggest that he has boiled a whole lifetime down into each
song. ...Finlin's narrative skill and mysterious musical scope suggest
he is built to last." more
Adam
Sweeting, The Guardian
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"While
Finlin's vocals might remain an acquired taste, his skill for marrying
smart-yet-simple, honest narrative to fresh, intimate melodies elevates
him far above the average musical fray. Somewhere South of Wonder is an
earthy mix of heartfelt blues from everyday folks coping with life and
love, joy and despair, expressed through the raspy filter of Finlin's
compelling
voice." more
Gary
Glauber, PopMatters.com
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| "...When
he emerges with such beauties as the delicious Sugar Blue and the
enigmatic
Sugar Blue Too ("Ulysses pulls his sword for Cleopatra's muse - he
thinks
he's won the war") he does damage to heartstrings." more
Fred
Dellar, Mojo
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"...This
new album... really is the business, a tough but tender, sprightly but
thoroughly adult record of the kind that seeps into your head and hangs
around there a lot, whispering its hard-won wisdom at you." more
Manchester
Online
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