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- Date Released: August 21, 2007
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Folk Singer-Songwriter
- Label: Affairs of the Heart / Finetunes
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On his second Team Love outing, David Dondero's affiliation with Conor Oberst comes across more clearly -- the Bright Eyes brand of cool seeps straight through the music and into the quavering vocals. But big differences separate these two top-tier songwriters, and part of the fun of paying close attention to the tongue-in-cheek-titled Simple Love is figuring out how far apart they really are. Dondero, for one thing, has always been a wayfaring storyteller; here, true to form, he weaves narratives out of threads from American vistas that stifle him (Oakland, CA, in "Stuck on the Moon") or inspire him (the Mississippi River in "Mighty Mississip!"). But that's an easy distinction to make. Where Dondero and Oberst are most alike is in their capacity for evoking a sense of well-founded unease, despair, and heavy-heartedness. Songs like "Rothko Chapel" and "When the Heart Breaks Deep" are streaked by them; they're as fogged by disillusion as sadness, and the same mood runs through some of the songs on Oberst's Cassadaga, also released in 2007. What makes these songs unmistakably Dondero's, though, is their gravity. When Dondero sings, hope has less wiggle room, uncertainty has less air to float in. Because of it, Simple Love sounds rooted in something deep. Older, world-wearier fans of Bright Eyes will love it, and so will Dondero devotees.
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The Prince William Sound |
6:05 |
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| 02. | |
When The Heart Breaks Deep |
3:45 |
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Rothko Chapel |
5:48 |
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Stuck On The Moon |
3:52 |
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Simple Love |
5:37 |
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| 06. | |
You Don't Love Anyone |
3:20 |
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Mighty Mississip! |
2:20 |
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| 08. | |
One Legged Man And The Three Legged Dog |
3:16 |
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| 09. | |
Lone Rose |
4:34 |
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| 10. | |
Double Murder Ballad Suicide |
10:21 |
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10 Total Tracks, 48:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Brian Nelson - Mastering // Tom Heyman - Guitar // Tom Heyman - Pedal Steel // Mike Vasquez - Producer // Mike Vasquez - Engineer // Travis Garaffa - Drums // David Matysiak - Bass // David Matysiak - Guitar // David Matysiak - Conga // David Matysiak - Vocals // David Matysiak - Lead // Craig D - Drums // Ben Howard - Bass // Renée Woodward - Vocals // Lew Card - Banjo // Lew Card - Mandolin // Jonathan Humphries - Guitar // Jonathan Humphries - Piano // Jonathan Humphries - Wurlitzer // Jonathan Humphries - Lead // Doug Koepsel - Paintings // Amanda McCabe - Layout Design // Lance Sollock - Guitar
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