Last Chance Runaround
Alter Idem
Total Time: 47:34
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STYLE: Alt. Folk
HOME TOWN: Atlanta, GA
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1. Fingers
Crossed
2. Oddly
Enough
3. Hyacinth Girl
4. Lonely More
5. The Sun Came Down
6. Younger Than I've Ever Been
7. Cast A Shadow
8. Arousing Thunder
9. Cold Dead Quiet
10. At A Turtle's Pace
11. Two Of Us
12. Little Ray
Check
out Scott Roberts' other band:
Lost
Weekend
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ISSUE
#129
Feb.
'10
Scott Roberts (guitars, vocals, bass, drums,
songwriting) and Sue Volkert (harp, vocals, piano,
percussion) are the duo that
make up Last
Chance Runaround.
Based out of Atlanta, GA, the pair pooled their talents
for a one-off tribute
to the band Winter Hours; that collaboration revealed a bit of magic
and more
songs (originals) followed. The resulting full-length album, Alter
Idem, is a
gorgeous record of Alt. Folk that could nestle itself among the finer
classic Woodstock era folk ensembles. Add in a
healthy dose of early
REM, mix in everything The Beatles taught us via a Byrds style
presentation
with a whiff of Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven, and
pour it over the influence of Winter
Hours to
create a list of talents learned and mastered from that could go on and
on.
Alter
Idem is 12 tracks
and 47 minutes of amazing interplay. Whether it is the interplay of
Scott’s
acoustic guitar strumming with Sue’s harp picking –
a complementing chemistry
that is excellently thought out and well executed throughout the album
– or the
interplay of their vocals – whether it’s their
harmonizing or call and response
– it continuously amazes and delights our aural expectations.
Scott Roberts' stories,
and the lyrics used to convey them in LCR’s musical expression of quality
songs that are
impeccably arranged, bring delight to all our artistic senses. Not only
do the
songs provide instantly catchy and singable choruses, but also plenty
of
musical hooks, especially the ones that Sue Volkert’s harp
provides throughout
the album. Harp hooks hitting the brain – intense.
Last Chance Runaround has produced an Alt. Folk album that
draws from every
viable modern day folk influence (from ’65 on –
thus the modern prefix), wraps
it in chamber pop, and squeezes it into our brain like a slushy in
summer,
before it melts its way slowly through our being to make our soul smile.
Alter Idem: “the
same,
but different” or “second
self”
Last Chance Runaround: “the
same,
but different” or “second
self”
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Alter Idem
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