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Pop/Rock

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ALBUM

Painting Over the Dirt

Imaginary Johnny

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From $9.90

2005

10 Tracks

40:39

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Singer/songwriter Stuart Wolferman makes his full-length debut as Imaginary Johnny with the low-key but appealing Painting Over the Dirt. Pitched somewhere between the Postal Service's indie electronica and the bedsit romanticism of Belle & Sebastian or the Clientele, Painting Over the Dirt fuses smart, melodic pop songwriting to a melancholy worldview exemplified by Wolferman's barely there vocals and minor-key tunes. Wolferman may perhaps be a bit too subtle for his own good, because if the listener's attention wanders over the first half of the album, it can be hard to differentiate one pretty, yearning tune from another. That changes for the better with the compelling "She's Dug," a quirky ballad built around a dramatic loop taken from a scratchy jungle-exotica record and Morse code synthesizers that swell and fade at crucial moments. That's followed immediately by the backwards rhythm track and vintage electronic sounds of the childhood reverie "Missouri Sky" (though now based in Brooklyn, Wolferman's a Kansas City boy) and the cabaret-tinged drama of the swelling ballad "Little Dimes." By the time of the lyrical ambient-electro closer "Spatula," it's a fair question why Wolferman chose to put all of the album's most inventive and musically interesting songs at its far end. Regardless, Painting Over the Dirt requires only the barest minimum of close listening for its subtle charms to reveal themselves.
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1. Work Related

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

2. Sad Girl

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

3. Punch Drunk

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

4. Anytime Minutes

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

5. Rat Race

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

6. First Time to New Orleans

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

7. She's Dug

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

8. Missouri Sky

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

9. Little Dimes

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

10. Spatula

by Imaginary Johnny

Primary Artist: Imaginary Johnny; Main Performer
Composer: Stuart Wolferman; Composer

Work Related

Sad Girl

Punch Drunk

Anytime Minutes

Rat Race

First Time to New Orleans

She's Dug

Missouri Sky

Little Dimes

Spatula

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

40 minutes and 39 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

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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

Label

Unfinished Side

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Popularity 0/10

Release Date

Dec 31, 2005

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

783707259406

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