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MP3, 320 kbps
Length: 32:06
Tracks: 12
Record Label: The Hickory Windbreakers
© (C) 2004 The Hickory Windbreakers
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About Get Comfortable with...
Three veterans of the Buffalo, NY music scene assembled to exorcise the demons of their former bands. Their goal was to write and record a country album in the spirit of Carl Perkins and Hank Williams Sr. The result is what you might expect from three lifelong East Coasters who spent the better part of their lives listening to Sixties pop/rock and Eighties post-punk. If the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a generation removed from real deal C&W, then the Hickory Windbreakers are two, hey maybe three generations removed.From the Buffalo News:
"Alt-country with pop smarts...always a hoot."
-Jeff Miers
From Go Metric! #17:
Somewhere between Elvis Costello and the Everly Brothers we find the Hickory Windbreakers, a Buffalo supergroup side project featuring Jesse James Stewart (Disappointments), Mark Norris (Girlpope), and Brett Essler (Milf/Mr. Friendly). The Disappointments were one of my favorite bands of recent years and when they broke up only the emergence of the Hickory Windbreakers prevented me from catching the next red eye to Bisonville and forcing Mr. Stewart, at gunpoint, to get in an active band-he's too great a writer and singer to sit on the sidelines. So I thank Mark and Brett for seeing this record to completion, I enjoy it immeasurably and avoided committing a series of felonies. But it's not just Jesse here, Mark's four contributions more than hold their own, especially "Five Finger Discount", already a favorite summer song in our house. Of course, rumors hold that the Windbreakers have also broken up, which leaves me with three scenarios: 1) said rumors are false, 2) Jesse's in another band, or 3) I write the nest issue of Go Metric! from Sing Sing. Regardless of which one proves to be true, Get Comfortable will be in regular rotation.
-Mike Faloon
This is a CD-R release
Visit these related sites:
for Jesse James Stewart:
www.hussalonia.com
www.staybitter.com
for Mark Norris:
www.girlpope.com
for Brett Essler:
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~essler/
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youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on May 1, 2009:
Street Cred: 122
Rec's: 9
“Every song on "Get Comfortable with the Hickory Windbreakers" is a classic in my book. The opening track really sets the mood for the album with a wonderful country melody. This is definitely a must-listen!”
youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on Apr 28, 2009:
Street Cred: 122
Rec's: 9
Track: Five Finger Discount
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Album: Get Comfortable with...
Artist: The Hickory Windbreakers
“While I love "Five Finger Discount," it must be said that EVERY SONG on "Get Comfortable with The Hickory Windbreakers" is worth a huge recommendation!
This is classic country rock, a true gem, about an unpleasant childhood experience. I've never shoplifted, but I was once accused of it in a Best Buy. This song turns that unpleasant memory into a rockin' tune. Get it!”
mariemarblehead Rec'd this on Sep 9, 2009:
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Track: I Wanna Stay in With You
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Album: Get Comfortable with...
Artist: The Hickory Windbreakers
“Sounds like the magnetic fields, if they weren't sad and lived in Nashville. ”
youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on May 2, 2009:
Street Cred: 122
Rec's: 9
Track: Escape is Calling (will you accept the charges?)
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Album: Get Comfortable with...
Artist: The Hickory Windbreakers
“This song sounds like the theme of a modern Western film. Somebody ought to make one, and put it on the film festival circuit...just so more people can hear this song!
Classic Western-showdown music mixed with some excellent modern rock sensibilities, this tune kicks butt and takes names.”
youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on May 2, 2009:
Street Cred: 122
Rec's: 9
“Another Mark Norris number, this fast-paced track is yet another reason why "Get Comfortable with the Hickory Windbreakers" is a quintessential modern country-rock-pop album. Especially appealing with the windows down, driving down the highway, on a warm summer day.”
youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on May 1, 2009:
Street Cred: 122
Rec's: 9
“After "Five Finger Discount," you might conclude that Jesse Mank is responsible for all the sensitive, heart-broken love songs on this album, while Mark Norris handles the straight up rock'n'roll numbers. "I Became A Monster" would be the track to prove this assumption wrong, and you'll be glad it did, as Norris is more than capable at tugging at the heart strings with a beautiful and catchy melody!”
youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on Apr 28, 2009:
Street Cred: 122
Rec's: 9
Track: Headaches and Aspirin
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Album: Get Comfortable with...
Artist: The Hickory Windbreakers
“While I love "Headaches and Aspirin," it must be said that EVERY SONG on "Get Comfortable with The Hickory Windbreakers" is worth a huge recommendation!
"Headaches and Aspirin" is quite an ear-worm; it's been stuck in my head for days now. Who knew a song about something so mundane and terrible (chronic headaches and aspirin-taking, which I myself suffer from) could make such a beautiful and catchy tune?
Listen for yourself!”
youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on May 2, 2009:
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Track: The Floor of this Romance
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Album: Get Comfortable with...
Artist: The Hickory Windbreakers
“"The Floor of this Romance" is pure classic country music. This is the stuff CMT should be ashamed it doesn't air music videos for, and that Nashville should be ashamed it doesn't produce anymore. I'm guessing somewhere out there Hank Sr. is smiling.”
youactivatemeso1010 Rec'd this on May 2, 2009:
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Track: Your Heart isn't in it
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Album: Get Comfortable with...
Artist: The Hickory Windbreakers
“A sad song of empty love-making...yet excellent vocals and musicianship turn the writer's pain into your pleasure (but not in a sadistic way!), and you'll have this one in your head for quite some time (and the same goes for all the other tracks on this most excellent country album)!”
