Daryl Leroi Fleming
"The Blockhouse & Bloodhound
Sessions" CD
Sort Of Records
Genre: Americana, folk
Aug 18 2008 |
An erudite and opinionated lyricist, and a fantastic guitarist to
boot, Daryl Leroi Fleming brings a lot to the table on this
exquisite collection of Americana folk material. Fleming reminds me of
a slightly gruffer Howe Gelb, using his songs as vessels for
the telling of often humorously articulate stories.
The high point of this album is the instantly memorable melody of "Après Nous, Le Deluge," which is almost worth the price of admission
alone. Still, it benefits from a strong supporting cast. Among
the more notable moments are "Ron Paul," a clever jab at everyone's
favourite Republican, and the pretty "Imprimatur." I am not as
impressed by "David Hume," which is comprised of a spoken Hume excerpt
blanketed by a sparse instrumental, although the album's two wordless
pieces frame Fleming's melodic talents well. Also entertaining
is "Third Party," his encyclopedic take on
fringe (and not-so-fringe) presidential candidates of yore - though
its strength is clearly its lyrics. The Blockhouse & Bloodhound
Sessions is a strong record from
Fleming, although only Americana enthusiasts are likely to put it
on regular rotation.
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[Vitals: 8 tracks, distributed by
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label,
released 2008] |
