SWALES What's His Name 1995
AllMusic Review
by AllMusic
WHAT'S HIS NAME is the second album by the Swales.
Following the release of PLEASURELAND in 1992, the band underwent a
complete lineup change around leader Bob Carr. However, Carr's uniquely
original songs, coupled with Gene Holder's sympathetic production, draw
little attention to the change. Carr's sturdy songs tend to depict a
range of proud and simple protagonists, who hope for an improvement in
the state of their lives while going about living a working life.
They're the same sort of characters who inhabit songs by Bruce
Springsteen, though Carr eschews any sort of mythologizing, instead
using a reporter's eye filtered through a poet's heart. He comes up with
lyrics that run the gamut from novel wordplay to deadpan maudlin. This
is a tight, guitar-driven band that shows country leanings. "On Your
Side" appeared on the band's previous album, and is here re-recorded,
revealing the growth the band has undergone.
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