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Published On: Fri, Jul 29th, 2016

Wonky Tonk: Stuff We Leave Behind

wonky tonkWonky Tonk
Stuff We Leave Behind
(self-released)

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Jasmine Pool (AKA Wonky Tonk) is a singular indie-voiced artist mixing genres of country, rock, and punk. Her new Stuff We Leave Behind release opens with the a cappella harmony mix of ā€œIā€™ll Turn My Radio Onā€ and splashes into the big and loud ā€œCleveland,ā€ again employing lots of solid harmonies and a wry lyric and noisy lead guitar.Ā ā€œDenmarkā€ has a sly, snapping, slow beat with a roiling electric and again those wonderful harmonies. I really like the laconic roll of this off-beat love song. ā€œTennessee,ā€ with its plinky piano, mines another sad, low, slow vibe, informed perfectly by one of Tonkā€™s most evocative lyrics here. Itā€™s a wonderful song of pathos and by the time the chorus comes in with wailing pedal steel and those full harmonies, you are simply transported. ā€œSaffin Avenueā€ cooks like ā€œCleveland.ā€ I liked the clinking rim shots here especially. This girl can rock.Ā ā€œOne For The Jukeā€ and ā€œKeri Onā€ is the pair that ends this album. The former is an electric guitar-led ballad that opens up wonderfully in the choruses and has Jasmine employing a slightly different vocal timbre, in a tune about being on the road and missing somebody. ā€œKeri Onā€ is a quick dobro-sounding, mostly Wonky Tonk solo-sung piece.Ā The truly talented Wonky Tonk has her sensibilities well set for the time, places, and feelings she lets us share with her on Stuff We Leave Behind.Ā 

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Wonky Tonk: Stuff We Leave Behind