Thomas Spencer - The Joke of Life (2024) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Thomas Spencer
- Title: The Joke of Life
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: Strolling Bones Records
- Genre: Alternative, Pop Rock
- Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC; 24-bit/96kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 39 min
- Total Size: 242; 789 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
The songs on Spencer Thomas’ new LP, much like a good joke, are many-layered. His talent is immediately obvious, with sleek composition and production throughout. There’s a nostalgic, everyman flair to his music that doesn’t hang on the influences of the past, but uses them as a guiding light to elevate his voice.
Songwriting reminiscent of Warren Zevon’s later work takes the helm as Thomas examines the gap that can be left between the expectations of life and the sometimes tenuous reality. Songs like “Misty Eyes”, “Fake Rain” and the album’s title track “The Joke of Life” present light-hearted, even laughable, acceptance of the often undesirable cards we’re dealt. The album chronicles a period of change and rebirth for Spencer, who is no stranger to the open road. Beneath the album’s more obvious virtues is a wit and longing borne from the experiences and struggles of a working-class musician.
The Joke of Life, was recorded over the last three years with the help of a veritable “who’s who” of the Athens-GA music scene and beyond, including members of My Morning Jacket, Drive-By Truckers, Reptar, Heffner and Futurebirds, for which he is the band's keyboard player.
Spencer Thomas- Vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer, electric guitar, background vocals, auxiliary percussion, organ, synthesizer
Lars Hefner- electric guitar
Will Hefner- drums
Taylor Cotton- electric guitar, bass, auxiliary percussion, background vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar
Andrew McFarland- drums, auxiliary percussion
Ryan Engelberger- bass, background vocals
Kiffy Myers- pedal steel
Tom Myers- congas
Carl Broemel - saxophone
Jay Gonzalez - mellotron
David Barbe- acoustic guitar
Ben Hackett - bass
Annie Leeth- violin, background vocals
Thomas Johnson - background vocals
Schaefer Llana - background vocals
Ben Yarbrough - background vocals
Tracklist:
1.01 - Spencer Thomas - The Joke of Life (4:30)
1.02 - Spencer Thomas - Little Gold (3:52)
1.03 - Spencer Thomas - Always Never You (4:16)
1.04 - Spencer Thomas - Desperate Man (3:24)
1.05 - Spencer Thomas - Woman Who Smokes Cigars (4:41)
1.06 - Spencer Thomas - Unwanted Son (4:01)
1.07 - Spencer Thomas - Dream Lilac (2:39)
1.08 - Spencer Thomas - How Come Heartbreak (3:50)
1.09 - Spencer Thomas - Fake Rain (4:52)
1.10 - Spencer Thomas - Misty Eyes (3:32)
Songwriting reminiscent of Warren Zevon’s later work takes the helm as Thomas examines the gap that can be left between the expectations of life and the sometimes tenuous reality. Songs like “Misty Eyes”, “Fake Rain” and the album’s title track “The Joke of Life” present light-hearted, even laughable, acceptance of the often undesirable cards we’re dealt. The album chronicles a period of change and rebirth for Spencer, who is no stranger to the open road. Beneath the album’s more obvious virtues is a wit and longing borne from the experiences and struggles of a working-class musician.
The Joke of Life, was recorded over the last three years with the help of a veritable “who’s who” of the Athens-GA music scene and beyond, including members of My Morning Jacket, Drive-By Truckers, Reptar, Heffner and Futurebirds, for which he is the band's keyboard player.
Spencer Thomas- Vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer, electric guitar, background vocals, auxiliary percussion, organ, synthesizer
Lars Hefner- electric guitar
Will Hefner- drums
Taylor Cotton- electric guitar, bass, auxiliary percussion, background vocals, 12 string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar
Andrew McFarland- drums, auxiliary percussion
Ryan Engelberger- bass, background vocals
Kiffy Myers- pedal steel
Tom Myers- congas
Carl Broemel - saxophone
Jay Gonzalez - mellotron
David Barbe- acoustic guitar
Ben Hackett - bass
Annie Leeth- violin, background vocals
Thomas Johnson - background vocals
Schaefer Llana - background vocals
Ben Yarbrough - background vocals
Tracklist:
1.01 - Spencer Thomas - The Joke of Life (4:30)
1.02 - Spencer Thomas - Little Gold (3:52)
1.03 - Spencer Thomas - Always Never You (4:16)
1.04 - Spencer Thomas - Desperate Man (3:24)
1.05 - Spencer Thomas - Woman Who Smokes Cigars (4:41)
1.06 - Spencer Thomas - Unwanted Son (4:01)
1.07 - Spencer Thomas - Dream Lilac (2:39)
1.08 - Spencer Thomas - How Come Heartbreak (3:50)
1.09 - Spencer Thomas - Fake Rain (4:52)
1.10 - Spencer Thomas - Misty Eyes (3:32)
Year 2024 | Pop | Rock | Alternative | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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