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fave it Modern Rock | Emo
14 tracks | 50 minutes
Released Aug 2004
on Expunged Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:08 intro lyrics BUY MP3 01:08 intro lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:08 intro
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:17 Emma lyrics BUY MP3 02:17 Emma lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:17 Emma
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:38 little bit more lyrics BUY MP3 02:38 little bit more lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:38 little bit more
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:12 jake - keep it together lyrics BUY MP3 02:12 jake - keep it together lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:12 jake - keep it together
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:57 me or mine lyrics BUY MP3 03:57 me or mine lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:57 me or mine
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:51 want to die lyrics FREE 02:51 want to die lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:51 want to die
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:21 alright lyrics BUY MP3 02:21 alright lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:21 alright
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:56 east of . . . lyrics BUY MP3 02:56 east of . . . lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:56 east of . . .
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 00:31 quick lyrics BUY MP3 00:31 quick lyrics "GIFT MP3" 00:31 quick
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:38 doesnt matter lyrics BUY MP3 03:38 doesnt matter lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:38 doesnt matter
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:51 know the way lyrics BUY MP3 04:51 know the way lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:51 know the way
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:45 dreaming of babylon lyrics BUY MP3 01:45 dreaming of babylon lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:45 dreaming of babylon
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:29 Abe lyrics BUY MP3 04:29 Abe lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:29 Abe
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 14:26 better off dead lyrics BUY MP3 14:26 better off dead lyrics "GIFT MP3" 14:26 better off dead
An amazingly talented indie baladeer, Josh Hodges effortlesly blends simple elegant melodies into lo fi masterpieces.
Bio / Background
Josh Hodges is Sexton Blake. Actually, he is a self-taught indie musician, born and raised in Portland, Ore. He is a humble guy with a prolific songwriting habit. Not since Elliot Smith has Portland given rise to such a talented indie balladeer. And for Hodges, melody is just as important as lyrics, both of which blend effortlessly into his signature songs.
Josh began his music career early, giving imaginary piano concerts in his home as a child. He started a psychedelic punk band while attending an alternative arts high school in Portland, and he has been playing music and writing songs at the rate of at least one song a week ever since. Josh has been fine-tuning his craft in recent years by playing with bands up and down the East and West coasts, finding temporal home bases in Portland and Brooklyn, N.Y. He creates his modest rock single-handedly at home, using a computer donated by friends to build each song track-by-track - but his audience no longer is imaginary.
↓ more ↓Only an artist with a huge catalogue of material could debut with such an exquisite and interesting selection of songs. Each song is simply terrific, and taken as a whole this debut album should not be missed.
Fans of Elliot Smith, Pinback and Beck will love this album. Indeed, any fan of simple, beautiful music will love this album. Whether singing an ode to a lost friend on "Abe," humorously waxing for unrequited love on "want to die," or paying tribute to 80's dance music on "better off dead," Hodges never ceases to entertain. The songs are eclectic, yet the album remains cohesive. He manages to keep listeners comfortably satisfied, while surprising them at each turn.
Soft spoken and prone to understatement, Hodges describes his own music as "palatable." But after one listen to Sexton Blake, you'll realize it's so much more.
For more info contact:
Anthony Davis
Expunged Records
(503) 806-2818
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