Awful Joy by Lowry - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

There's little to recommend in this debut release from oddball indie rocker Alexander Lowry. He can turn a phrase when he wants, but he simply can't sing, and his playing tends toward the rudimentary. Lowry's willful outsider eccentrism on Awful Joy tends toward the annoying and dissonant, and any comparisons he's received to the equally eccentric but far more adept Beck are unfounded and undeserved. The album's bloated 63-minute length feels even longer by virtue of endless repetitions of pedestrian lines like "Can I have some of what you've got?" ("What You Got") and "When you drove by" ("Fourth of July") that truly test the listener's patience. Worst of all is the extremely excessively long "Imo Fight You," which dissolves into needless cacophony. There are positives in the gritty groove of "Kensington Cowboy" and the lyrical twists of "Jukebox Heart," but even the latter's cello-laced Americana can't begin to salvage this album. Consider it nine parts awful to one part joy.
© Joseph McCombs /TiVo

1. Intro

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

2. Knots

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

3. What You Got

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

4. Fourth of July

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

5. Jukebox Heart

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

6. Kensington Cowboy

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

7. Imo Fight You

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

8. Bedford

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

9. The Creeps

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

10. Taking Away My Good Feelings

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

11. Bridge Down

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

12. Arkansas

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

13. Traveler

Primary Artist: Lowry; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Lowry; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 3 minutes and 29 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative, Indie Rock, Indie Pop

Label

OddMob Music

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2004

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

692863081823