Richmond Fontaine

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"Mind-blowing-absolute perfection" UNCUT's 'Album of the Month' *****

Formed in 1994 in Portland Oregon, Richmond Fontaine have built themselves up from an SST cowpunk inspired band to a diverse and, at times, amazing live act leading them to be labelled the "Kings of Americana". They have been compared to the likes of the Replacements, Blasters, Wilco and Ryan Adams.

The band has been described by UNCUT Magazine in the UK as the "New Kings of Americana" where they have been given two albums of the month and went on to sell over 30,000 albums in Europe. The new album "We Used To Think the Freeway Sounded Like A River" made it into Uncut's top 50 Best Albums of 2009. This album follows on from the band's landmark seventh album "Thirteen Cities" (2007), the sparse, stripped down, "The Fitzgerald" (2005) and the alt country classic "Post To Wire" (2004), which was named 4th best album of the year by Uncut (behind Brian Wilson, Wilco, & Loretta Lynn). The band took a year writing the new material and rehearsing before they went in to the studio with singer/songwriter Willy Vlautin's strongest material to date.

"Match the depth of their songwriting with tough-sweet arrangements - Heart of America calling out around the world" **** Mojo

"When it comes to narrative in pop music, I know of no finer exponent now working than Willy Vlautin" **** Mail On Sunday

PETER BRUNTNELL - Americana album of the month in MOJO Magazine. If you're at your computer, put "Bruntnell" and "False Start" into YouTube. A sepia-toned fly-on-the-wall film of three musicians - bowed bass, wheezy accordion, folk guitar - playing one of the loveliest songs of the year. It's the opening track to Bruntnell's seventh album, his best since 1999's Normal For Bridgwater. Which is saying something, as the underrated singer-songwriter hasn't made a bad record yet. Recorded mostly in his own studio, the songs have less of a sense of journey than usual, staying closer to home. Which is Devon. Bruntnell's British, though his music sounds Americana, at times recalling Joe Pernice (the excellent Domestico). The mood is reflective, tender and bittersweet, the sound of summer turning into Autumn, Bruntnell's dreamy voice nicely contrasting with the sharpness of the songs. - Sylvie Simmons

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