File under this year’s Best Band You’ve Never Heard Of. For a deeper dive read Mike’s review, check out the Loomer web site and buy the album at Miles of Music.
No flash, no pretense, Songs from the Wild West Island is just a solid batch of songs that pierce deep into the heart of Alt-Country. [Mike Milanesi]
Lyrics
Up along the 115 And west to Bethany
A 30-foot high monument Out there amongst the trees
No plastic flowers, no wooden cross And all because of you
And your grey Mercedes, leather seats of blueSunday driver down along the way Sunday driver down at some roadside Waterloo
A setting sun, an old half-ton Sure made a mess of you
And your grey Mercedes, leather seats of blueAnd if you look you still may find Some coloured bits of glass
From an old stained pane that used to greet The folks at Sunday mass
But the auctioneer was loud and clear So we put it in the back
Of your gray Mercedes, leather seats of blueThank you wayward stranger Though you had to pay the price
Thanks to you we’ve got ourselves This brand new traffic light
So as the scene turns red from green I sit and think of you
And your gray Mercedes, leather seats of blue
November 6th, 2006 at 12:37 pm
By the way, I have an extra copy of Loomer’s Songs of the Wild West Island for the first person who wants it. E-mail me at “tom [at] twangville.com”.
November 21st, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Congratulations to Mick Clayton from North Yorkshire who will receive a copy of Loomer’s Songs of the Wild West Island.