Hayes Carll-3 Discs(flac){19glide58}[H33T]

Artist: Hayes Carll
Title: Flowers & Liquor
Label: Compadre Records
Release Date: 2002
Format: flac
In this extraordinary debut, Houston's Hayes Carll plants himself square in the tradition of Texas barroom balladeers, and pretty close to their front ranks at that. He sings in a dusty whine, delivering lyrics that recall those of Townes Van Zandt in their slouching, unforced artfulness. Carll's band complements this raggedy eloquence with an emphasis on acoustic textures (except for the milky electric tremolo on "Lost and Lonely") and ample use of twin slide guitar or a slide/Dobro combination.

Track List:
01. Highway 87
02. Heaven Above
03. Naked Checkers
04. Arkansas Blues
05. It's a Shame
06. Live Free or Die
07. Easy Come Easy Go
08. Flowers & Liquor
09. Richey Lee
10. Perfect Lover
11. Lost & Lonely
12. Barroom Lament

Personnel includes:
Hayes Carll - vocals, acoustic guitar
David Spencer - acoustic & electric guitars, background vocals
Michael Ramos - accordion
David Carroll - bass
Rick Richards - drums
Artist: Hayes Carll
Title: Little Rock
Label: Highway 87 Music
Release Date: 2004
Format: flac



Little Rock is only Hayes Carll's second album, but already he sounds like a veteran singer/songwriter. His tales of drifters and searchers, full of sharp observations and biting wit, invite comparisons to Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, and Robert Earl Keen, while his talent has brought collaborations with Ray Wylie Hubbard and Guy Clark. For a Texas singer/songwriter, those are big shoes to fill, but the Houston native fills them admirably. With just two albums under his belt, Hayes Carll has stepped into the forefront of the Texas troubadour scene.

Recording information: Hum Depot, Nashville, TN.

Track List:
01. Wish I Hadn't Stayed So Long
02. Take Me Away
03. Down the Road Tonight
04. Good Friends
05. Hey Baby Where You Been
06. Rivertown
07. Little Rock
08. Leave Here Standing
09. Sit in With the Band
10. Long Way Home
11. Chickens

Personnel:
Hayes Carll - vocals, acoustic guitar
Hayes Carll, Adam Landry - guitar
Kenny Vaughn - guitars, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, National guitar
Bucky Baxter - steel guitar, background vocals
George Bradfute, Jared Reynolds - bass instrument
Allison Moorer - vocals
R.S. Field - guitar, drums, percussion
Jimmy Lester - drums
Artist: Hayes Carll
Title: Kmag Yoyo
Label: Lost Highway
Release Date: 2011
Format: flac



If it weren't already apparent that the Texas singer/songwriter archetype had become an established subgenre of country music, a listen to Hayes Carll's fourth album, KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories) ought to confirm it. Carll, a 34-year-old Texas native, plays in honky tonk, country-rock, and country-folk styles so familiar that it's often possible to sing older songs to the music he and his band perform, whether it's the Hank Williams-style "Hard Out Here" or the title song (a military acronym for "Kiss My Ass Guys, You're on Your On"), set to the tune and headlong tempo of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues."

Recording information: Alex The Great, Nashville, TN; Cedar Creek recording, Austin, TX; Wire Recordings, Austin, TX.

Track list:
01. Stomp and Holler
02. Hard Out Here
03. Chances Are
04. Grand Parade
05. Kmag Yoyo
06. Another Like You
07. Letter, The
08. Bye Bye Baby
09. Lovin' Cup, The
10. Bottle In My Hand
11. Grateful For Christmas
12. Hide Me

Personnel:
Hayes Carll - vocals, guitar
Scott Davis - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, mandolin, accordion
Ricky Ray Jackson - electric guitar
Kenny Smith - drums, percussion