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Artist: Ryan Bingham
Album: Fear And Saturday Night
Bitrate: 252kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Axster Bingham Records
Genre: Rock
Size: 98.95 megs
PlayTime: 0h 52min 11sec total
Rip Date: 2015-02-11
Store Date: 2015-01-20

Track List:
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01. Nobody Knows My Trouble          4:15
02. Broken Heart Tattoos             3:59
03. Top Shelf Drug                   3:28
04. Island In The Sky                4:33
05. Adventures Of You And Me         4:11
06. Fear And Saturday Night          4:23
07. My Diamond Is Too Rough          5:36
08. Radio                            4:36
09. Snow Falls In June               5:00
10. Darlin'                          4:56
11. Hands Of Time                    3:08
12. Gun Fightin' Man                 4:06

Release Notes:
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Most listeners probably thought Ryan Bingham would stroll down easy street after
winning an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe and CriticÆs Choice awards for his 2010
song ôThe Weary Kind,ö prominently featured in the film Crazy Heart. After all,
how many once obscure singer/songwriters have notched that sort of critical
acclaim for a single tune?

But nothing can be taken for granted in the music business. After leaving major
label Lost Highway for whom he recorded three well received albums, Bingham
ditched his long-time Dead Horses band and self-released 2012Æs often sprawling
and ornery Tomorrowland in an attempt to distance himself from the corporate
machinery. He also took the production reins to get closer to the sound in his
head.

On this similarly conceived follow-up, he brings in co-producer/engineer Jim
Scott (Wilco/Grace Potter) to assist with the technical side. Between
predominantly shorter, tighter arrangements and rugged, melancholy songs,
Bingham is inspired and introspective on these twelve gems. He rocks out with
abandon on the grungy, grinding ôTop Shelf Drug,ö the Bo Diddley inflected
ôHands of Timeö and the swampy ôRadio,ö the latter feeling somewhat like early
Little Feat. When a track as strong as the sweet, contemplative love song ôSnow
Falls in Juneö with its sing-along chorus is tucked away as the ninth of a dozen
selections, itÆs clear Bingham has written some of his finest, most emotionally
revealing material while squirreled away in his airstream trailer in the
California mountains.

His dusty, dusky, whiskey imbued voice makes even the most unassuming lyrics
seem profound and soulful. Story songs such as the Guy Clark tinted ôNobody
Knows My Trouble,ö a dark yet bouncy, seemingly autobiographical tale of his
redemption through music (ôit didnÆt take long for the pills and the bottom of a
bottle/to dig a deep grave with a shovel and bury everything that a young boy
needs/But I found me a guitaràö) show lyrical dexterity even in their bleakest
moments.  Scott helps keep the instrumentation stripped down on the gloomy title
track but isnÆt shy to open it up on the peppy, accordion drizzled Tex-Mex/Sir
Douglas vibe of ôAdventures of You and Me.ö

Ryan Bingham could have capitalized on his surprising award streak to lasso in a
larger audience. But instead he took a different, more honest path. He hasnÆt
run from success as much as escaped its grip to release music thatÆs honest, raw
and comes straight from the heart.



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Artist: Ryan Bingham
Album: Fear And Saturday Night
Bitrate: 252kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Axster Bingham Records
Genre: Rock
Size: 98.95 megs
PlayTime: 0h 52min 11sec total
Rip Date: 2015-02-11
Store Date: 2015-01-20

Track List:
--------
01. Nobody Knows My Trouble          4:15
02. Broken Heart Tattoos             3:59
03. Top Shelf Drug                   3:28
04. Island In The Sky                4:33
05. Adventures Of You And Me         4:11
06. Fear And Saturday Night          4:23
07. My Diamond Is Too Rough          5:36
08. Radio                            4:36
09. Snow Falls In June               5:00
10. Darlin'                          4:56
11. Hands Of Time                    3:08
12. Gun Fightin' Man                 4:06

Release Notes:
--------
Most listeners probably thought Ryan Bingham would stroll down easy street after
winning an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice awards for his 2010
song “The Weary Kind,” prominently featured in the film Crazy Heart. After all,
how many once obscure singer/songwriters have notched that sort of critical
acclaim for a single tune?

But nothing can be taken for granted in the music business. After leaving major
label Lost Highway for whom he recorded three well received albums, Bingham
ditched his long-time Dead Horses band and self-released 2012’s often sprawling
and ornery Tomorrowland in an attempt to distance himself from the corporate
machinery. He also took the production reins to get closer to the sound in his
head.

On this similarly conceived follow-up, he brings in co-producer/engineer Jim
Scott (Wilco/Grace Potter) to assist with the technical side. Between
predominantly shorter, tighter arrangements and rugged, melancholy songs,
Bingham is inspired and introspective on these twelve gems. He rocks out with
abandon on the grungy, grinding “Top Shelf Drug,” the Bo Diddley inflected
“Hands of Time” and the swampy “Radio,” the latter feeling somewhat like early
Little Feat. When a track as strong as the sweet, contemplative love song “Snow
Falls in June” with its sing-along chorus is tucked away as the ninth of a dozen
selections, it’s clear Bingham has written some of his finest, most emotionally
revealing material while squirreled away in his airstream trailer in the
California mountains.

His dusty, dusky, whiskey imbued voice makes even the most unassuming lyrics
seem profound and soulful. Story songs such as the Guy Clark tinted “Nobody
Knows My Trouble,” a dark yet bouncy, seemingly autobiographical tale of his
redemption through music (“it didn’t take long for the pills and the bottom of a
bottle/to dig a deep grave with a shovel and bury everything that a young boy
needs/But I found me a guitar…”) show lyrical dexterity even in their bleakest
moments.  Scott helps keep the instrumentation stripped down on the gloomy title
track but isn’t shy to open it up on the peppy, accordion drizzled Tex-Mex/Sir
Douglas vibe of “Adventures of You and Me.”

Ryan Bingham could have capitalized on his surprising award streak to lasso in a
larger audience. But instead he took a different, more honest path. He hasn’t
run from success as much as escaped its grip to release music that’s honest, raw
and comes straight from the heart.



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