It has been a decade since the release of Lift To Experience’s The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads. Fast forward to 2011. At seven songs in sixty minutes, the long awaited solo debut of Lift’s Josh T. Pearson is a welcome dark and desolate take on contemporary folk music entitled Last Of The Country Gentlemen. A song-cycle penned by a native Texan who has long hung his hat in Europe, Gentleman is a raw, aching, listen that gets under your skin in the same kind of way Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s I See A Darkness did in 1999. A heavy, yet ultimately, rewarding ride for those willing to pay the toll.
The album sees its stateside release this week via Mute Records.
MP3: Josh T. Pearson :: Thou Are Loosed
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1 | Josh T. Pearson :: Last Of The Country Gentlemen | To Do In LA (Los Angeles) March 30th, 2011 at 7:57 amGuy is supreme. Played our sxsw backyard bbq and was just amazing. Storytelling, songs, and presence were all unforgettable. He even gave our his phone number to everyone.
2 | uwmryan March 30th, 2011 at 7:02 pmthis record is almost too devastating. christ, what a masterstroke.
3 | k March 30th, 2011 at 8:22 pmThought his song was pretty good, so I checked out his website, and I have never seen such a self-absorbed, egomaniacal wankfest.
4 | Reno March 31st, 2011 at 5:16 pm@reno
it’s pretty much a miracle this record was actually recorded (let alone released), i can’t imagine josh had any hand in what’s on his website. dude seems to steer well clear of “the machine.”
let this masterpiece for itself.
5 | arthur March 31st, 2011 at 7:29 pmguy sure looks a lot like otis gibbs!
6 | dave April 1st, 2011 at 10:32 pmWas a huge lift fan, Forgot about this guy, thank you!
7 | Tape deck April 5th, 2011 at 6:05 pmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(singer)
8 | ChicagoSpaceMan April 6th, 2011 at 5:50 pmHoly crap this guy is great!!! Finally something out there that really hits me rather than just music that is “easy to like.” Damn! Thank you, Aquarium Drunkard.
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9 | Anthony April 8th, 2011 at 8:10 am[...] Josh T Pearson is from here [...]
10 | They are loosed « Gary Crockett April 23rd, 2011 at 5:04 pm[...] December 1st. Josh T. Pearson, the man responsible for Last of The Country Gentleman – one of the strongest and starkest folk albums of the year – has shared with us his [...]
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