Songs At Room Temperature by D.benway - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Daniel Johnston designed the sleeve, which is the clue to the sort of warped music on the aptly titled Songs at Room Temperature. It's mostly hard acoustic folk-rock with occasional solo piano or organ, and occasional freak-out psych guitar and overloaded in-the-red distorto vocal -- see "Rock Religion/Opossum Town." The simple, oddball backing tracks are fine enough, but Massachusetts' Benway's singing is the spanner in these works, as he's in and out of tune on seemingly every note, it's as if it were never a consideration. And maybe it isn't. Like Johnston, there's an element of mental malady here (even without the acoustic waltz "Thank God for the Mentally Ill"), a mind left to wander rather than conform to any orderly society. If you want a nice slick singer/songwriter, you've come to the wrong place! There's nothing predictable about Benway at all. You never know what you're going to get, and that part of this is what intrigues even as you fear for his sanity.
© Jack Rabid /TiVo

1. Slippery Papers

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

2. Killing the Metaphor Whores

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

3. Deadline

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway/ian Curtis Lyrics; Composer

4. Lotto

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

5. The Whole World Is Laughing At You Not With You

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

6. In the Car

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

7. Rock Religion/opossum Town

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

8. Gonna Have Fun

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

9. Thank God For the Mentally Ill

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

10. This Time Around

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

11. Toy Guitars

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

12. Remember 79'

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

13. Melody

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

14. Something Just Ain't Right

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

15. Where's All the Money Gone

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

16. Floating in Space

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

17. Happy Little Accident

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

18. It's Your Life

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

19. Mystery Ship

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

20. Once in Awhile

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

21. Not Afraid

Primary Artist: D.benway; Main Performer
Composer: D.benway; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

21 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

54 minutes and 39 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, Folk, Americana, Singer & Songwriter

Label

Afflicted Records

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2002

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

634479033728