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The Black Dirt Sessions |  | Artist: Deer Tick
Label: Partisan Records
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1156
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.3
UPC: 720841900825
EAN: 0720841900825
ASIN: B003G7DSGC
Release Date: June 8, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Choir Of Angels | | • | Twenty Miles | | • | Goodbye, Dear Friend | | • | Piece By Piece and Frame By Frame | | • | The Sad Sun | | • | Mange | | • | When She Comes Home | | • | Hand In My Hand | | • | I Will Not Be Myself | | • | Blood Moon | | • | Christ Jesus |
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Product Description
Deer Tick is the songwriting project or band (depending on how you look at it) of John McCauley, a singer/songwriter based out of Providence, Rhode Island. Thanks to the help of Brendon "Viking Moses" Massei, McCauley has been ferociously zig-zagging across the United States, hitting all the sparsely attended basement shows, smoky bars, upscale joints, small to medium size festivals, and everything in between, since April of 2005.
McCauley takes his cues from legendary songwriters such as Townes Van Zant, Neil Young and Ritchie Valens, and big stage personalities like Sammy Davis Jr., and Tony Bennett. Like Tony Bennett, McCauley loves the art of vocal projection and will often perform without the aid of microphones, but for his whole set. His influences are something that set his live shows apart from most other acts. The Deer Tick experience is something that can be fun and heart wrenching at the same time. The performance is usually riddled with jokes, but always with a genuine and serious message that is delivered sincerely to the listener.
Album Description
2010 release. Recorded late last year at Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York, The Black Dirt Sessions is a deeply personal record from Deer Tick and most especially from lead vocalist and songwriter John McCauley. It is the sound of a band coming into its own, finding its voice and pouring its collective heart out. The comparisons that have often been thrust upon McCauley by the press seem to fall away as his own voice comes through more clearly. Clearly, the band is exploring some darker material here (like death, mortality, the existence of God) than they've touched on in the past, and it suits them.
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 an underrated, and often under appreciated album July 9, 2010
M. Slack
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been a long time Deer Tick fan, and about 1 out of 3 people I show them too are not terribly impressed. Maybe its John's harsh unconventional voice, or country pickin', or they are turned off because a new and well respected band is doing little to nothing to be "hip". After this initial dislike, I play Deer Tick around them enough, they always seem to come around. There is just an honestly, and infectious nature to John's songwriting and singing that is undeniable. They may not give a darn about their image, or if anything try to counteract this falseness that seems to loom around even some of the best bands, and get back to what was so great about early rock and roll. The Black Dirt Sessions keeps this trueness so to speak, and is my favorite of their album's to date. Something that "Black Dirt" has that neither War Elephant or Born on Flag Day is a cohesiveness and seriousness that was needed for the boys from RI, to fully mature as a band. Its not nearly as rambunctious as their previous albums, and certainly not as much as their Ep - More fuel for the Fire. But thats okay. It is a beautiful demonstration that they are capable of a variety of song types, and should not be disregarded in those respects. Mr. McCauley writes from a much more personal place, and lets us see a whole new side of Deer Tick.
Big Suprise June 12, 2010
M. Jones
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this album as the "album of the day" special, and I was really surprised at how much i love it. On the first listen I could tell this was an amazing album.
Different pace, but still amazing! August 17, 2010
R. Dotson (Seattle, WA USA)
The Music: If you're familiar with Deer Tick's previous two albums, you might be surprised to find how laid back and mellow this album is. At first I was a bit disappointed because I was expecting some fast-paced songs, but I've gotten over that and really love this album. My favorite song is Goodby, Dear Friend (nearly brings me to tears). I'm not going to go into the pros and cons of every song, because that's different for everyone. But, I definitely recommend this album. It's nice to have some Deer Tick that's an acceptable pace for first thing in the morning listening. Amazing work!
The Medium: Vinyl quality was a bit dissappointing, especially compared to the pressings of their previous two albums. Although it's pressed on 180gm vinyl, it doesn't have the quietest noise floor. Quite a few pops and static. I have mid-range equipment (Rega, Jolida, etc) and take extremely good care of my records, so I was surprised at how much noise there was. I even cleaned this with my record cleaning machine. It's not so bad that you shouldn't purchase it, just a little frustrating. It's possible that my copy was defective, too. I was happy to see that an mp3 download card was included (this wasn't mentioned in the item description).
Soulful June 8, 2010
Margot H (San Francisco, CA)
5 out of 15 found this review helpful
Deer Tick is at there most soulful on this album. John's grizzly voice is more refined and tinged with a sadness that leads you in. Don't miss out.
 Deer Tick is the real deal September 7, 2010
S. I. Cornwall
Deer Tick's 3rd full-length release is still just as soulful and beautiful as their freshman and sophomore releases. While still a fantastic album, I prefer their earlier releases, which have more energy. Their mid-winter ep, More Fuel for the Fire, has a country twang and is lot of fun and seems like a natural direction for John's writing. But, Black Dirt Session went the other direction and is much more folksy, almost too much. Most importantly, though, their relentless touring and recording makes them one of the best young bands to follow and I can't wait to hear more.
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