Track Listing 1. Better Day, A 2. Daze, The 3. Ones Who Surround You, The 4. Spinnin' Around 5. 31st Fall 6. Believe 7. Tryin' to Get Paid 8. When the Truth Was Still True 9. Interlude (Lookin' Forward) 10. Ready to Go 11. White on My Walls, The 12. If It Make You Feel Good 13. Up & Down 14. Thick Skin 15. To You
| Details | | Distributor: | Redeye Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Backyard Tire Fire: Ed Anderson (vocals, guitars, electronics); Matt Anderson (bass guitar); Tim Kramp. Personnel: Tim Kramp (vocals, drums, percussion); Matt Anderson (vocals, percussion). Recording information: Oxide Lounge Recording, Bloomington, IL (09/2004-11/2004). The first studio album by Illinois Americana trio Backyard Tire Fire (following 2003's Live at the Georgia Theatre), Bar Room Semantics is a perfectly titled album of vignettes about folks whose lives revolve around the neighborhood watering hole. Singer/songwriter Ed Anderson doesn't over-sentimentalize his subjects in songs like "The Daze," a catchy jangle rocker that coolly documents the rise and fall of a young rock & roll band, or the bluesy character study of aimlessness "31st Fall." Although the songs are built on a standard guitar-bass-drums lineup, Anderson inserts vintage synths, pedal steel, and other interesting sounds to keep the album from feeling too samey. Low-key but heartfelt, Bar Room Semantics is a refreshing throwback to the more earnest end of the post-R.E.M. '80s indie rock scene. ~ Stewart Mason
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