Two
Hits & A Miss (digital single)
Parasol Records 2009
Warm
Songs for Cold Shoulders CD
Parasol Records 2009
Hold
On Beauty CD
Post-Important 2008
Artist:
Cameron McGill & What Army Title: Warm Songs for Cold Shoulders
Label: Parasol Records / PARCD110
Release Date: April 28, 2009
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This
is exactly the kind of record we hoped Cameron McGill
would make for his Parasol debut; songs stripped
down and stories laid bare. The songs show a similar
vulnerability evident in many of McGill's recordings,
though here he returns to the thoughtful folk musings
he has made his signature. There is always enough
pop to make the songs memorable, but this album
deals a weightier hand than his last, the self-released
Hold On Beauty. Cameron is aided &
abetted by vocalist Kathleen Bracken (Those Transatlantics)
on a handful of duets and backed by What Army, comprised
of Noah Harris (Elanors), Daniel McMahon (Wandering
Sons), Rodrigo Palma (Judah Johnson) and Darren
Garvey (Andreas Kapsalis Trio).
1.
Not On My Side 2.
Low Ways (free DL at Bandcamp)
3. Please Don't Let Me Down
4. Dark Times, Dark Times
5. Sold the Rest
6. Martha of the Tenses
7. Dishonest Man
8. Lose Americans
9. B-Side
10. Minor Suite
Illinois
Entertainer:"No
stranger to the local indie scene, Cameron McGill
& What Army turn in another consistent collection
upgrading from Post-Important to Parasol. Warm
Songs For Cold Shoulders once again weaves witty
lyrics alongside a sonic spread that pulls from
the folk of Woody Guthrie, the experimental surf
sounds of Brian Wilson, and the political edge
of Neil Young."
