Brendan benson is now a guitaristvocalist in the super group the raconteurs, but before that journey began he had already released 3 solo albums from 19962005. Genius detroit singersongwriter brendan benson and best friend number 4592 of jack white comes out of his room to play on lapalco. Brendan benson is a detroit, michigan born musician and singersongwriter. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from brendan benson at the discogs marketplace. Find brendan benson discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Will be in my shopping bag the next time i order cds. One mississippi and followed by 2002s lapalco and 2005s alterna tive to love. Five years in the making, bensons sophomore effort was longawaited by the devoted fans of his debut, one mississippi, which esquire writer jeff gordinier listed among the greatest overlooked pop masterpieces of the. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from lapalco by brendan benson now. It contains 8 original compositions and 2 cover songs with the variety that keeps you listening. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Lapalco bensons bad contract with virgin cost listeners several lost years between one mississippi in 1996 and this brilliant followup in 2002.
Zambias gospel acts, pompi and mag44 come through with the video to the soundtrack nyimbo. Folk singer by brendan benson every person reading this blog needs to go out and buydownload this song and the album lapalco its from. His debut album, one mississippi like this album it was cowrote and partly performed by exjellyfish man jason faulkner was released back in 1996. I should have told you in the previous post that brendan benson can be found at emusic. Five years in the making, benson s sophomore effort was longawaited by the devoted fans of his debut, one mississippi, which esquire writer jeff gordinier listed among the greatest overlooked pop masterpieces of the.
Our content ranges from articles, to podcasts, to convention panels, to videos. Lapalco, an album by brendan benson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Released to minor acclaim early in 2005, the album has since quietly and steadily built up a large, avid listenership. Though his name is nowhere to be found amongst the albums succinct liner notes, its pretty hard to ignore the argument that brendan bensons lapalco. When i stumbled across their music, i was taken with their retro sound. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band the raconteurs. All three of his full length releases are on the site. Great albums from the 90s and early 2000s that you need to hear asap eu privacy notice. Long regarded as a lost classic lapalco s success should bring about its rerelease. His music is typically labeled as power pop, though he doesnt completely agree. That and the fact that they generally seem only a moment away from imploding. The name lapalco is in reference to lapalco boulevard, a major highway which runs through harvey, louisiana, where benson spent part of his youth. Get all the lyrics to songs by bzo and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Lapalco star time international the alternative to love.
His major musical influences include the cars, david bowie, electric light orchestra, elvis costello, the kinks. Chant down babylon i and i will chant down on babylon chant down babylon the easiest thing in the world is to feel like your alone were not made for being alone the love in your heart is a pearl you gotta keep it from turning to stone. If you want to check it out i suggest that you start with tiny spark, youre quiet or life in. Brendan benson lapalco lyrics and tracklist genius. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from cobario. Mississippi, and lapalco didnt bring the commercial breakthrough which that. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Each of the band members, paul maroon, walter martin, matt barrick, peter bauer and hamilton leithauser, hails from washington dc, but moved to harlem in 1999 and became part. Theres always a tendency with a solo singersongwriter to take themselves too seriously. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. On lapalco, brendan benson enlists help from likeminded popster jason falkner for a golden power pop record reminiscent of matthew sweets best work on albums like girlfriend.
Brendan benson dear life download complete album zip 320kbps zip mp3. Brendan benson is another one of those artists that everyone seems to like. The powerpop genius seems to finally be getting his due now thanks to his exposure in the raconteurs, but this is his best solo work and is much better than anything he did with. Heavyweight vinyl gatefold lp with immediate digital download as high. Lapalco by brendan benson on amazon music unlimited. Lapalco by brendan benson released in 2002 via startime. It turns out they have a preference for using vintage instruments, in particular the upright piano. Surprisingly, brendan benson has been around for a while. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brendans connections and jobs at similar companies. The street name is an acronym of louisiana power and light company, the former name of the power company that owned the right of way to the property that. Brendan bensons second album, lapalco, may have taken more than six years to be released, but its lofi pop charm was well worth the wait. Brendan benson reissues lapalco consequence of sound. You can forget about the longawaited, deluxe reissue of the bands controversial sophomore albuma critical and commercial disappointment upon release in 1996, the shockingly pedestrian pinkerton has got to be one of the most overrated albums everor their last few lackluster longplayers, death to false metal is the best thing. With a terrible fate is giving everyone new tools for understanding and appreciating video games as a form of storytelling who we are.
Lapalco the alternative to love by brendan benson on spotify. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from chris b at the discogs marketplace. With a terrible fate is an online publication dedicated to analyzing the storytelling of video games. Brendan benson is well known for his singing and songwriting with the raconteurs. Yesterday i wrote about the raconteurs 3rd album help us stranger and mused about how its been interesting to watch perennial cult hero brendan benson become the cofrontman of a band with the far more famous jack white. Brendan benson one mississippi 1996 cowriter and lapalco 2002 coproduced, backing vocals eric matthews the lateness of the hour 1997 electric guitar, bass, piano, drums, coproducer chris cornell euphoria morning 1999 bass roger joseph manning jr.
Lapalco the alternative to love, an album by brendan benson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. View brendan lobos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Lapalco is the second album by american singersongwriter brendan benson, released in 2002. Lapalco can be found in many top 100 albums of the decade lists and his 2009 release, my old, familiar friend is another masterpiece. I found out it was an artist named brendan benson, and that he is awesome. Though now wellknown for his partnership with white stripe jack white in the raconteurs, brendan benson has enjoyed substantial critical, if not commercial, success as a solo singersongwriter from 1996s one mississippi, declared by spin to be the most criminally ignored album of the 90s, to 2002s fantastic lapalco. Brendan benson, singersongerwriter, producer, cofounder of the racontuers. Raconteurs, lanzo al mercado este segundo disco llamado lapalco.