Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales (Music CD)
Surfer-turned-rocker Jack Johnson has composed songs for G.Love and Special
Sauce, and is signed to Ben Harper's manager's record label, so it's no surprise
that his debut turns out to be the kind of laid-back acoustic funk beloved of
fans of both those outfits. What is surprising, however, is the unpretentious
way these songs are presented--BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES is packed with bare-bones
arrangements that highlight Johnson's catchy way with a lyric, so that when
something unusual happens, such as the steel drums that dimly inhabit the
background of "Flake", it's almost shocking.
Johnson's songs are simultaneously well crafted and executed in an almost
throwaway manner. "Fortunate Fool" is airy yet acidic--this surfer
dude is no airhead--while "F-Stop Blues", on the surface a paean to
the surfer lifestyle, is really a lament for wasted time that features Johnson's
pleasant, lazy vocals to excellent effect. BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES displays the
kind of insouciance born of innocence, almost as if no-one involved cared if the
album sold ten copies or ten million--and of course that's the attraction.
Track List
1. Inaudible Melodies
2. Middle Man
3. Posters
4. Sexy Plexi
5. Flake
6. Bubble Toes
7. Fortunate Fool
8. The News
9. Drink The Water
10. Mudfootball (For Moe Lerner)
11. F-Stop Blues
12. Losing Hope
13. It's All Understood
14. Flake (Live)
15. Inaudible Melodies (Live)
Surfer-turned-rocker Jack Johnson has composed songs for G.Love and Special
Sauce, and is signed to Ben Harper's manager's record label, so it's no surprise
that his debut turns out to be the kind of laid-back acoustic funk beloved of
fans of both those outfits. What is surprising, however, is the unpretentious
way these songs are presented--BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES is packed with bare-bones
arrangements that highlight Johnson's catchy way with a lyric, so that when
something unusual happens, such as the steel drums that dimly inhabit the
background of "Flake", it's almost shocking.
Johnson's songs are simultaneously well crafted and executed in an almost
throwaway manner. "Fortunate Fool" is airy yet acidic--this surfer
dude is no airhead--while "F-Stop Blues", on the surface a paean to
the surfer lifestyle, is really a lament for wasted time that features Johnson's
pleasant, lazy vocals to excellent effect. BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES displays the
kind of insouciance born of innocence, almost as if no-one involved cared if the
album sold ten copies or ten million--and of course that's the attraction.
Track List
1. Inaudible Melodies
2. Middle Man
3. Posters
4. Sexy Plexi
5. Flake
6. Bubble Toes
7. Fortunate Fool
8. The News
9. Drink The Water
10. Mudfootball (For Moe Lerner)
11. F-Stop Blues
12. Losing Hope
13. It's All Understood
14. Flake (Live)
15. Inaudible Melodies (Live)
Description
Surfer-turned-rocker Jack Johnson has composed songs for G.Love and Special
Sauce, and is signed to Ben Harper's manager's record label, so it's no surprise
that his debut turns out to be the kind of laid-back acoustic funk beloved of
fans of both those outfits. What is surprising, however, is the unpretentious
way these songs are presented--BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES is packed with bare-bones
arrangements that highlight Johnson's catchy way with a lyric, so that when
something unusual happens, such as the steel drums that dimly inhabit the
background of "Flake", it's almost shocking.
Johnson's songs are simultaneously well crafted and executed in an almost
throwaway manner. "Fortunate Fool" is airy yet acidic--this surfer
dude is no airhead--while "F-Stop Blues", on the surface a paean to
the surfer lifestyle, is really a lament for wasted time that features Johnson's
pleasant, lazy vocals to excellent effect. BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTALES displays the
kind of insouciance born of innocence, almost as if no-one involved cared if the
album sold ten copies or ten million--and of course that's the attraction.
Track List
1. Inaudible Melodies
2. Middle Man
3. Posters
4. Sexy Plexi
5. Flake
6. Bubble Toes
7. Fortunate Fool
8. The News
9. Drink The Water
10. Mudfootball (For Moe Lerner)
11. F-Stop Blues
12. Losing Hope
13. It's All Understood
14. Flake (Live)
15. Inaudible Melodies (Live)
