29-08-2010, 11:25
released August 24th, 2010
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from the album - If Time Was For Wasting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM6woecH5EA
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Shreveport, Louisiana native Dylan LeBlanc spent his formative years surrounded by some of the regionsâ finest musicians (his father, singer/songwriter/guitarist James LeBlanc is a longtime Muscle Shoals session player). Dylan began writing his own songs at eleven, and by his late teens, had developed a soulful, bluesy voice and guitar style that resonated with the sights and sounds of his musical youth. He released Pauperâs Field, his smoky, languid, Townes Van Zandt and Fleet Foxes-inspired debut, on Rough Trade Records in 2010, at the ripe old age of nineteen.
album review
Dylan LeBlanc's Rough Trade debut aches with the kind world-weary angst and faux-wisdom that serves as the foundation for countless other confessional singer/songwriters. That the Louisiana native is only 20 years old will have some crying foul, but this son of a Muscle Shoals session player has grown up watching his mentors exorcize their demons through music, so why shouldnât he? Pauperâs Field, a 12-track collection of slow, soulful country-folk, falls somewhere between Nick Drake, Jason Molina, Kelly Joe Phelps and Fleet Foxes. LeBlancâs smoky, emotive voice carries with it the reluctant ardor of his southern homeland, and his tales of love, life, loss and death feel real enough, if not duly informed by a lot of late nights nursing a pilfered bottle of bourbon over a stack of Neil Young and Townes Van Zandt records. Itâs hard to deny the thick fog of finger-picked, '70s soft rock that hangs over Pauperâs Field, but standout cuts â like the weepy âEmma Hartley,â âLow,â âDeath of Outlaw Billy John,â and âIf the Creek Donât Rise,â the latter of which features effortless harmony vocals from none other than Emmylou Harris â show a great deal of promise, especially when this old soul, saddled with the weight of a young manâs preconceptions, finds those ideals both met and shattered.
Track Listing
1 Low LeBlanc 3:57
2 If Time Was for Wasting LeBlanc 4:44
3 If The Creek Don't Rise LeBlanc 3:24
4 Tuesday Night Rain LeBlanc 3:26
5 Emma Hartley LeBlanc 3:20
6 Ain't Too Good at Losing LeBlanc 4:10
7 Changing of the Seasons LeBlanc 4:06
8 5th Avenue Bar LeBlanc 3:41
9 On with the Night LeBlanc 3:34
10 Coyote Creek LeBlanc 5:03
11 Death of Outlaw Billy John LeBlanc 3:49
12 No Kind of Forgiveness LeBlanc 3:48
from the album - If Time Was For Wasting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM6woecH5EA
from all music
Shreveport, Louisiana native Dylan LeBlanc spent his formative years surrounded by some of the regionsâ finest musicians (his father, singer/songwriter/guitarist James LeBlanc is a longtime Muscle Shoals session player). Dylan began writing his own songs at eleven, and by his late teens, had developed a soulful, bluesy voice and guitar style that resonated with the sights and sounds of his musical youth. He released Pauperâs Field, his smoky, languid, Townes Van Zandt and Fleet Foxes-inspired debut, on Rough Trade Records in 2010, at the ripe old age of nineteen.
album review
Dylan LeBlanc's Rough Trade debut aches with the kind world-weary angst and faux-wisdom that serves as the foundation for countless other confessional singer/songwriters. That the Louisiana native is only 20 years old will have some crying foul, but this son of a Muscle Shoals session player has grown up watching his mentors exorcize their demons through music, so why shouldnât he? Pauperâs Field, a 12-track collection of slow, soulful country-folk, falls somewhere between Nick Drake, Jason Molina, Kelly Joe Phelps and Fleet Foxes. LeBlancâs smoky, emotive voice carries with it the reluctant ardor of his southern homeland, and his tales of love, life, loss and death feel real enough, if not duly informed by a lot of late nights nursing a pilfered bottle of bourbon over a stack of Neil Young and Townes Van Zandt records. Itâs hard to deny the thick fog of finger-picked, '70s soft rock that hangs over Pauperâs Field, but standout cuts â like the weepy âEmma Hartley,â âLow,â âDeath of Outlaw Billy John,â and âIf the Creek Donât Rise,â the latter of which features effortless harmony vocals from none other than Emmylou Harris â show a great deal of promise, especially when this old soul, saddled with the weight of a young manâs preconceptions, finds those ideals both met and shattered.
Track Listing
1 Low LeBlanc 3:57
2 If Time Was for Wasting LeBlanc 4:44
3 If The Creek Don't Rise LeBlanc 3:24
4 Tuesday Night Rain LeBlanc 3:26
5 Emma Hartley LeBlanc 3:20
6 Ain't Too Good at Losing LeBlanc 4:10
7 Changing of the Seasons LeBlanc 4:06
8 5th Avenue Bar LeBlanc 3:41
9 On with the Night LeBlanc 3:34
10 Coyote Creek LeBlanc 5:03
11 Death of Outlaw Billy John LeBlanc 3:49
12 No Kind of Forgiveness LeBlanc 3:48