ARTIST: Stillhouse
TITLE: Through The Winter
LABEL: Vela Recordings
GENRE: Folk-Rock
TIME: 39:32 min
SIZE: 45,10 MB
RIP DATE: Nov-07-2005
RELEASE DATE: Oct-24-2005
WEBSITE: n/a

Track List:

01. Waiting To See                             02:55
02. The Man Who Started It All                 03:27
03. Baby, You Ain't Much                       03:05
04. Changes                                    02:59
05. To Be Denied                               03:53
06. It's The Shame                             04:39
07. Interlude                                  01:13
08. City Girl                                  03:45
09. I Wrote You A Letter                       03:06
10. Home                                       03:55
11. Sold American                              06:35

Release Notes:

Stillhouse is a North Carolina super-group, of
sorts, established back in the late `90s by
singer-songwriter Dave Wilson. Wilson, along with
Stillhouse`s pedal-steel and key man Greg Readling,
found a successful diversion since then with Chatham
County Line. But this long overdue debut veers off
considerably from Chatham`s acoustic country/folk
charm by exploring groovy and deep `70s-era
roots-rich rock. Wilson`s outstanding material is
heartfelt, organic and moving as heck, sweetly vibed
with the addition of bassist Jay Brown (Tift
Merritt), drummer Zeke Hutchins (Sarah Lee Guthrie &
Johnnie Irion, Tift Merritt, Thad Cockrell) and the
talented Johnny Irion on guitar. Hints of The Band
are heard in the stirring "It`s The Shame", while
some tunes burst out with gritty rock swagger
("Waiting To See", "Changes") in The Faces vein.
Whispery strains of Southern-rock and power-pop can
be heard here and there, as well as some
contemporary garage blues, as in the dirty rocker
"Home". But the strength and allure of "Through The
Winter" is Wilson`s voice, along with everyone
else`s harmony vocals. This coupled with the
fantastic performances from the band, set this
effort apart from anything else like it. So
exceptional is this record it might temporarily
knock your Ryan Adam`s discs down a peg or two.