Size: 130.1 MB
Time: 56:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Americana, Rock, Blues
Art: Front
1. The End [3:09]
2. Unsigned [5:10]
3. Another Year [4:25]
4. Walking Away [3:49]
5. American Sin [3:16]
6. Long Way Down [3:16]
7. Little Girls [3:55]
8. Virginia White [5:28]
9. Drive [3:30]
10. Gettysburg (Redux) [4:29]
11. Waiting On The Drugs [4:00]
12. 18 Time Machine [3:22]
13. Satellite Sun [3:58]
14. Don't Get Too Lowhan [4:56]
The fourth studio album from Texas Renegade is a powerful mix of Americana, Rock, Blues and Country.
Consider this. Twins Tyson and Eli Carver, who were born in the Texas Hill Country town of Wimberley, moved to Durango, Colo., at age 14. That same year, Andy Bertelsen moved with his family to Wimberley. When the twins graduated high school, the lure of their hometown tugged them back—when a friend introduced them to their future bandmates, their course was set. The Carvers and Bertelsen formed Texas Renegade in 2002; drummer Luke Ayres came on in 2007, and the newest addition Hunter St. Marie (perfect name for a guitar player) joined in 2010. Except for Ayres and St. Marie, it’s the only band any of them have been in (unless you count Bertelsen’s stint playing snare in his elementary-school band).
In Texas Renegade—the moniker their first guitarist bestowed on them at a high-school party— Bertelsen handles lead vocals, songwriting and guitar. Mandolinist/guitarist/backing vocalist Tyson and bassist Eli picked up their instruments at 20 and 19, respectively, after ditching fiddle lessons at age 13. St. Marie taught himself to play his fathers guitar at age 12 (upside down no less – his father was left handed), and only Ayres (drums) has played his instrument—or any instrument— consistently since early childhood.
But they’re hardly a batch of late-bloomers. Bertelsen’s voice, which could earn him honorary Braun brother status in Reckless Kelly, carries the nuances of a practiced, yet intuitive singer. With mandolin and harp as frequent lead instruments and Tyson’s harmonies, Texas Renegade creates a soulful, rootsy country-rock blend that places them squarely in the Americana realm; which is only fitting for a band whose formative influences include the Wallflowers, John Hiatt, Counting Crows, Emmylou Harris, the essential Texans and the classic rock their parents played.
Consider this. Twins Tyson and Eli Carver, who were born in the Texas Hill Country town of Wimberley, moved to Durango, Colo., at age 14. That same year, Andy Bertelsen moved with his family to Wimberley. When the twins graduated high school, the lure of their hometown tugged them back—when a friend introduced them to their future bandmates, their course was set. The Carvers and Bertelsen formed Texas Renegade in 2002; drummer Luke Ayres came on in 2007, and the newest addition Hunter St. Marie (perfect name for a guitar player) joined in 2010. Except for Ayres and St. Marie, it’s the only band any of them have been in (unless you count Bertelsen’s stint playing snare in his elementary-school band).
In Texas Renegade—the moniker their first guitarist bestowed on them at a high-school party— Bertelsen handles lead vocals, songwriting and guitar. Mandolinist/guitarist/backing vocalist Tyson and bassist Eli picked up their instruments at 20 and 19, respectively, after ditching fiddle lessons at age 13. St. Marie taught himself to play his fathers guitar at age 12 (upside down no less – his father was left handed), and only Ayres (drums) has played his instrument—or any instrument— consistently since early childhood.
But they’re hardly a batch of late-bloomers. Bertelsen’s voice, which could earn him honorary Braun brother status in Reckless Kelly, carries the nuances of a practiced, yet intuitive singer. With mandolin and harp as frequent lead instruments and Tyson’s harmonies, Texas Renegade creates a soulful, rootsy country-rock blend that places them squarely in the Americana realm; which is only fitting for a band whose formative influences include the Wallflowers, John Hiatt, Counting Crows, Emmylou Harris, the essential Texans and the classic rock their parents played.
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