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Long Sleeve Story by Devon Sproule
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fave it Folk Pop | with Live-band Production
12 tracks | 56 minutes
Released Jan 2003
on Three Word Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 25 Mph lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 25 Mph lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 25 Mph
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 Sleep Satisfied lyrics BUY MP3 04:27 Sleep Satisfied lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:27 Sleep Satisfied
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:36 What I'm Used To lyrics BUY MP3 06:36 What I'm Used To lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:36 What I'm Used To
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Devon Sproule delivers with Country twang, blues moods and more grit than you can find in a sand pit. Hear the artist before she hit twenty-years-old and mellowed out.
Editorial review
In 2000 and 2001, Lillith Fair types weren't enjoying as much exposure as they had enjoyed in the '90s -- and fewer A&R people at major labels were yearning to sign the next Alanis Morissette, the next Sarah McLachlan, or the next Shawn Colvin. But introspective, serious-minded female singer/songwriters had not disappeared; they just weren't being hyped to death by major labels (who were more likely to be interested in rap-metal or teen pop). Nonetheless, some promising young Lillith Fair types were still emerging, and one of them was Devon. Released in 2001 -- the year in which she turned 19 -- the singer/songwriter's second album, Long Sleeve Story, isn't exceptional but contains enough decent, honest material to indicate that she is well worth keeping an eye on. This CD offers an introspective blend of alternative pop/rock and folk, some of it mildly bluesy. And introspective is definitely the operative word on original tunes like "What I'm Used To," "Sleep Satisfied," and "Keep Light," all of which are quite personal-sounding. Favoring a serious, contemplative tone, Long Sleeve Story is totally unaffected by the glossy, superficial teen pop sounds that were big in the early '00s -- it's obvious that when Devon was in her late teens, her idea of a musical role model was Ani DiFranco rather than Britney Spears. Of course, glossy, frivolous escapism was exactly what some young listeners wanted in 2001, which is why Spears and her teen pop colleagues were selling millions of albums. But Devon's heart is at Lillith Fair, and that type of serious-mindedness serves her fairly well on a sophomore outing that isn't earth-shattering but is sincere and respectable. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
On September 7, 2001, The Village Voice welcomed Devon Sproule to New York, hailing her as "a transformed female folkie" and announcing the release of her second CD. This sophomore effort, Devon's "Long Sleeve Story" (Three Word Records) was produced by Stefan Lessard (DMB), engineered by Ryan Nichols, and featured a host of Charlottesville's finest musicians including the legendary jazz trumpeter John D'earth (Miles Davis; Bruce Hornsby).
Long Sleeve Stories:
The female-folk genre is often a big old yawn, especially when they mix it up with some (usually generic Ani-like) rock. "Long Sleeve Story" presents this transformed female folkie with a ferocious backing band. Her melodic ambitions bring to mind Bjork, and her forays into the dark, Michelle Shocked...
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Her first albumcoffeetown wrote on October 27, 2009
Quite different from what she's doing now, but she is a good songwriter whatever the genre.