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The latest Luke Tan album, Untitled, is now available for your listening pleasure. Interspersed by sparse piano interludes, each track finely illustrates the songwriting talent of Luke Tan. Perhaps the best song on the album, Let Me See (Don't), is an emotionally charged lament featuring a collaboration with the famous violinist Andrej Kurti. If it's political songs you're looking for, check out The Snake That Speaks Through the Burning Bush or A Song for Albert Parsons. From the distorted guitar riffs on the opening Deliverance(confessions of a junkie), to the last stripped down love song Keep Me, every cut is classic dark collar Luke Tan.
This second release by Luke Tan is much more song based than the album-centric "Life is But A Wheel", but that's not to say it lacks a cohesive feel. Intelligently crafted acoustic songs are backed by interesting synthesized soundscapes, proving that Luke Tan is anything but stagnant. His second release of 2005 is by far the most popular, with socially aware songs like "Same Old Same Old" ,the character profile inspired by Nelson Algren's classic novel "The Man With The Golden Arm", "Frankie Machine (The Suicide King)", and love songs such as "Mary Jane". Read what one reviewer had to say about it here.
"Life is but a Wheel" is a narrative album that provokes the simple sound of a powerful song writer and his humble guitar. A series of well placed religious references introduce us to the difficult decisions of a young man faced with the natural uncertainty of human motivations. The most dominate theme, given away by the albums title, successfully presents the listener with the circular nature of life's unanswerable dualities in a subtle, intimate way. The album contains a distinct mix of upbeat songs like "Die To Get Reborn" that are offset by the sad realities life can toss out in "Prayer of the Young Widower". The vocal flexibility in Luke Tan's voice is witness to the singer/songwriters maturing performance. "Life is but a Wheel" bundles a country/folk sound that grabs any ear with steadfast lyrics that will satisfy the deepest critic.
The last album released by North Georgia Folk musician Rakee Karr before his untimely death on stage in Valdosta, GA Oct 2004. A big hit in the Nashville underground, 'Country Gold' is just what the name implies: well-crafted country songs by one of the most promising folk musician of our times, one who was lost too early. Contains all-time favorites like "Mary Lou", "Ballad of the Regretful Sinner", the post-modern cut-up "Sunshine Revisited", and the biting social satire "Land Here of the Free".
A favorite of paupers, princes, and punks alike. The classic racecar album, '10 Sad Songs...' showcases his unparalleled ability to capture a character at a specific moment in time in verse. From an ex-husband finding old videos after the divorce in "Broken Home Videos" to the lamenting of a women when faced with the inevitable death of her life-long companion in "Cancer.txt", this is one sad collection of songs. Not recommended for the light hearted.
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