Chris Smither - Leave the Light On 2006 (320 Kbps MP3)

(2006) Chris Smither - Leave the Light On (320 Kbps MP3)

Wiki:
Leave the Light On is an album by American singer/songwriter Chris Smither, released in 2006. It was released on Mighty Albert, a new imprint established for him on Signature. Guest musicians on the record include Grammy Award-winner Tim O’Brien and members of Ollabelle.

The song, "Origin of Species" was named #42 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of 100 Best Songs of the Year 2006.

Review:
Chris Smither doesn't do much here that he hasn't done throughout his long career, but there's no crime in consistent excellence. That career, launched during the Boston folk revival of the late '60s, has now encompassed a dozen albums, with a lengthy hiatus throughout most of the '70s and '80s as Smither battled the demons of alcoholism and addiction. He re-emerged in the early '90s as a wizened troubadour, equally adept at self-deprecating humor and heartbreaking balladry, and he continues that tradition on Leave the Light On. As is typical of all his releases, the album's 12 songs split the difference between folk and blues. Smither's propulsive acoustic fingerpicking, heavily influenced by bluesman Lightnin' Hopkins, is as unobtrusively impressive as ever. He's not flashy, but he plays exactly what fits each song. Multi-instrumentalist Tim O'Brien and neo-gospel acolytes Ollabelle contribute fine, understated accompaniment, but Smither is the real star here, wrapping his raspy baritone croon around his increasingly pointed, literate songs of hope and regret.

Track Listing:
01 - Open Up (02:56)
02 - Leave the Light On (03:48)
03 - Shillin' for the Blues (04:33)
04 - Seems So Real (04:27)
05 - Origin of Species (03:06)
06 - Cold Trail Blues (04:30)
07 - Diplomacy (02:38)
08 - Father's Day (04:39)
09 - Visions of Johanna (05:23)
10 - Blues in the Bottle (03:30)
11 - John Hardy (03:13)
12 - John Hardy Reprise (01:33)

Album Info:
Artist: Chris Smither
Album: Leave the Light On
Genre: Folk, rock, blues
Released: Sept. 19, 2006
Country: USA
Audio Format: MP3
Audio Bit rate: 320 Kbps

Media Info:
Format: MPEG-1 Layer III
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate: 320 Kbps
Channel(s): Joint Stereo
Sample Rate: 44.100 kHz
Compression mode: Lossy