Sampler 8, January, 2004


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1. BEN ARTHUR
"Mary Ann"
FROM THE RELEASE Edible Darling
LABEL Bardic
LINER NOTES U2-like power chords and DJ-scratching color this full-bodied contemporary folk/pop number. Arthur has two previous albums, and now Edible Darling is the first Triple A release for upstart Bardic Records.
CONTACT Dustin Goldfarb 732.933.4761 (dusting@bardicrecords.com)

2. MICHAEL McDERMOTT
"Everything I Got"
FROM THE RELEASE Ashes
LABEL Pauper Sky
LINER NOTES Hailed by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, L.A. Times, Rolling Stone and Details, among many more, and loved by the listeners of hometown WXRT, Ashes is McDermott's first CD in three years.
CONTACT Bob O'Mullan 630.327.3560 (Bcomullan@aol.com)

3. MERCY CREEK
"Match And A Conversation"
FROM THE RELEASE The Name Of The Record Is Mercy Creek
LABEL independent
LINER NOTES XM Radio calls Mercy Creek "one of the best independent acts in the east," and their Club Creek late-night gig at last year's NON-COMMvention is still being talked about.
CONTACT Jim Ball 804.438.5060 (mercycrk@aol.com)

4. EVERLAST
"White Trash Beautiful" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE White Trash Beautiful
LABEL Island/Def Jam/IDJMG
LINER NOTES Everlast hit big in 1998 with "What It's Like," and a year later he joined Santana on Supernatural. Now, White Trash Beautiful Beautiful is Everlast's first CD in four years.
CONTACT Ray Di Pietro 615.524.7805 (ray.dipietro@umusic.com)

5. AMELIA
"Better Than Sleeping Alone"
FROM THE RELEASE After All
LABEL Slowdown
LINER NOTES Reminiscent here of Cowboy Junkies, Portland, OR's Amelia is a four-piece band that counted the late Elliott Smith among its heroes. After All is their second CD.
CONTACT Bob Divney 310.860.8000 (bdivney@firmentertainment.net)

6. JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS featuring ERIC CLAPTON
"All Your Love" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE 70th Birthday Concert
LABEL Eagle
LINER NOTES Last summer, Mayall & The Bluesbreakers played with some old friends to celebrate Mayall's birthday and to benefit of UNICEF. 70th Birthday Concert, an album and DVD of the same name, resulted.
CONTACT Tom "Smitty" Smith 212.354.1101, ext. 329 (smitty@spitfirerecords.com)

7. PEACH
"Come Up & See Me Sometime"
FROM THE RELEASE The Real Thing
LABEL Blues Rock
LINER NOTES Singer, songwriter, guitarist Peach, named Blues Artist Of The Year at her hometown L.A. Music Awards, was joined on her third CD by Taj Mahal, Paul Barrére, Garth Hudson and Amos Garrett, among others.
CONTACT Heavy Lenny Bronstein 310.450.6224 (heavylenny@aol.com), Karen Doran 781.662.5378 (kdoran@evolutionpromotion.com) and Karen Lee 781.662.5278 (klee@evolutionpromotion.com)

8. BRINDLEY BROTHERS
"Playing With The Light"
FROM THE RELEASE Playing With The Light
LABEL Paste
LINER NOTES George Dubya says these D.C.-based brothers "help define the entrepreneurial spirit of America." The Brindleys own one of the Capitol city's hippest live venues, Jammin Java, and even Letterman has had them on.
CONTACT Nick Purdy 404.378.8677 (nick@pastemusic.com)

9. ANNE McCUE
"Stupid" (clean version coming soon)
FROM THE RELEASE Roll
LABEL Messenger
LINER NOTES Lucinda Williams, who took Anne McCue on the road throughout 2002, calls McCue "an amazing guitarist" and her "new favorite artist." On "Stupid," this Sydney, Australia, native exhibits her inner Kathleen Edwards.
CONTACT Sean Coakley 914.241.3669 (s.coakley@verizon.net), Louise Coogan 914.241.3669 (louise.coogan@verizon.net) and Brandon Kessler 212.675.6164 (brandon@messengerrecords.com)

10. WILLIAM NOWIK
"I Think I Know Why, I Don't Know Why"
FROM THE RELEASE Notes From The Underground
LABEL Last Resort
LINER NOTES Ex-Heartbreaker Stan Lynch drums on this cut (and many others) from Nowik, a writer who's been published in 120 countries and has lived all over the U.S., India, Korea, Vietnam and Russia, among others.
CONTACT Ray Paul/Permanent Press Radio Promotion 585.764.0150 (raypaul@permanentpress.net)

11. VIENNA TENG
"Harbor" (edit also available)
FROM THE RELEASE Warm Strangers
LABEL Virt
LINER NOTES This San Francisco native recorded her last album while still attending Stanford. A pianist since five, her smart songs have been compared with Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Sarah McLachlan and Jane Siberry.
CONTACT Michael Tarlowe 206.443.5553 (michael@virtrecords.com)

12. MICHAEL ANDREWS featuring GARY JULES
"Mad World"
FROM THE RELEASE Donnie Darko Original Score (Everloving) and Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets (Down Up Down/self-released)
LINER NOTES Three years after its release, this haunting cover reappeared and overtook The Darkness and Ozzy to go #1 in the U.K. Over 600,000 units have already sold there.
CONTACT Wayne Greene 310.399.6744 (wayne@enjoy-records.com) and Jennifer Polenzani 818.501.7900 (jpolenzani@sbcglobal.net)

13. BILL CHINNOCK
"Blues Fallin Down Like Rain"
FROM THE RELEASE Livin In The Promised Land
LABEL East Coast
LINER NOTES One of the early founders of the Asbury Park scene (Bill's former band members went on to form the E Street Band), Chinnock wrote this tune that you may know from Kenny Neal's cover.
CONTACT Paul Pappas 207.846.6855 (ecrecord@maine.rr.com)

14. BLUE DOGS
"Mr. Rain"
FROM THE RELEASE Halos And Good Buys
LABEL Black River
LINER NOTES Now in their 17th year, Charleston, SC's Blue Dogs have sold 100,000 albums and have been produced by Cracker's David Lowery and, on their new CD, Don Gehman (John Mellencamp, Nanci Griffith, Pat Green).
CONTACT Clay Neuman 615.385.9114 (clayneuman@aol.com) and Shana 888.852.2739 (shana_apex@hotmail.com)

15. THE FORMAT
"The First Single (You Know Me)" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE Interventions & Lullabies
LABEL Elektra/EEG
LINER NOTES They are called The Format and their first single is dubbed "The First Single," so radio seems like a natural for these two Phoenicians. This song has plenty of tempo as it recalls Gin Blossoms.
CONTACT Lisa Michelson-Sonkin 212.275.4260 (lisa.michelson-sonkin@elektra.com)

16. JEN FOSTER
"Used Black Cars" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE Everybody's Girl
LABEL American Garage
LINER NOTES Jen straddles the pop side of Triple A with her debut offering, and already has a Most Requested hit at Music City's WRLT and Non-Comm radio success under her belt.
CONTACT Charley Londono 619.820.1414 (charleylondono@hotmail.com)

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"All But The Sea"
FROM THE RELEASE ???
LABEL ???
CONTACT Bob Divney 310.860.8000 (bdivney@firmentertainment.net)

18. ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
"New San Antonio Rose" (edit)
FROM THE RELEASE Remembers The Alamo
LABEL Shout! Factory
LINER NOTES AATW's cover of Bob Wills' classic is from a CD honoring the spirit of the famous 1836 battle. Look for The Alamo, a new movie starring Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Quaid, this spring.
CONTACT Melissa Boag 310.979.5897 (MBoag@Shoutfactory.com)

19. WTTS Indianapolis aircheck

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