You might have noticed a cute little widget in the sidebar. Yes, oh yes, we’re starting an Album O’ The Week over here at Verbal Intent. Once a week, I’ll update and post about the album I’m currently listening to with a bit of a review for you. Let me know your thoughts on the musak, and as always send me your suggestions of music that I should be listening to.
This week, I’m listening to a ton of Tom Freund’s new album “Collapsible Plans” produced by our very own Ben Harper. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this album. On the one hand, I love it because it sounds like Ben Harper’s music just sung by a different guy. But when you hear it right next to older Tom Freund you almost feel like Ben Harper beat the heck out of Tom and forced him to become a soulful black dude instead. Not that it’s bad, it just doesn’t sound fully like Tom Freund.
At any rate, he’s a heck of a songwriter and can sing while playing upright bass which is a remarkable feat in and of itself. Ask Matty.
You can preview some of the songs from “Collapsible Plans” in the little Amazon widget in the sidebar. Enjoy!
September 4th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
coolest thing since being able to slice bread!
September 5th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Make sure to tell me when Sister Hazel will be featured as the Album of the Week….
(I finally thought to get on your site during lunch… this way I won’t explode from missing you so much….)