''The Lousy Dance'' is an album by
Simon Joyner
Simon Joyner (born 1971) is an American singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. He has influenced the music of Bright Eyes, Kevin Morby and Gillian Welch. In the early 1990s, Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by ''Rolling St ...
, released in 1999.
Critical reception
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Exclaim!'' called the album "a modern folk sound—campfire confessionals done up in a cosmopolitan context." ''
CMJ New Music Report
CMJ Holdings Corp. is a music events and online media company, originally founded in 1978, which ran a website, hosted an annual festival in New York City, and published two magazines, ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' and ''CMJ New Music Report''. Th ...
'' praised Joyner's "quiet intensity and folk-like musical rudiments."
Track listing
Personnel
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Simon Joyner
Simon Joyner (born 1971) is an American singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. He has influenced the music of Bright Eyes, Kevin Morby and Gillian Welch. In the early 1990s, Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by ''Rolling St ...
– Vocals, Guitar
*Jessica Billey – Violin
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Jeb Bishop
Jeb Bishop (born 1962) is an American jazz trombone player.
He grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He has studied music (classical trombone performance) at Northwestern University, engineering and ...
– Trombone
*Chris Deden – Percussion
*Joe Ferguson – Engineering
*Ryan Hembrey – Bass
*Wil Hendricks – Piano, Accordion, Vibes
*Charles Kim – Pedal Steel
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Glenn Kotche
Glenn Kotche (born December 31, 1970 in Roselle, Illinois, United States) is an American drummer and composer, best known for his involvement in the band Wilco. He was named the 40th greatest drummer of all time by Gigwise in 2008.
Prior to w ...
– Drums, Percussion
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Michael Krassner – Electric Guitar, Production, Engineering
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Fred Lonberg-Holm
Fred Lonberg-Holm (born 1 October 1962) is an American cellist based in Chicago. He moved from New York City to Chicago in 1995.
Lonberg-Holm is most identified with playing free improvisation and free jazz. He is also a composer of concert work ...
– Cello, String and Horn Arrangements
*Ernst Long – Flugelhorn, Trumpet
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Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark (born September 22, 1964) is an American composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist.
A fixture on the Chicago-area music scene since the 1990s, Vandermark has earned wide critical praise for his playing and his multilayered compos ...
– Clarinet
References
External links
''The Lousy Dance'' on Bandcamp''The Lousy Dance'' credits information at DiscogsInformation on Black Dogs & Yellow Birds
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Simon Joyner albums
1999 albums