Description

You probably heard Alabama-born multi-instrumentalist Will Owsley before you heard of him; he was a mainstay in the bands of Amy Grant and Shania Twain during the mid- 90s. He then pulled a Tom Scholz of Boston-style maneuver and recorded his own album, which he shopped to the major labels as a take-it-or-leave-it deal. The Giant label bit, as well they should have; Owsley is one of the better power pop albums of the 90s and certainly one of the best power pop debuts ever to come down the pike (that this self-recorded album got a Grammy nom for best engineered album is further testimony as to Owsley s many talents). You ll hear a little Cars, a little Todd Rundgren, and a healthy helping of Owsley s former bandmate Ben Folds, but the crunch of Owsley s guitars makes sure the power gets as much play as the pop. Highlights include Oh No the Radio, Coming Up Roses, and Good Old Days, but really this is a remarkably consistent album, full of hooks and some sonic surprises (cello! organ!). Owsley makes its LP debut in a tan vinyl edition limited to 1000 copies, complete with a full-color inner sleeves. You ll be playing some of these songs on repeat in your head after a couple of listens.