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Josiah Wordsworth - My Catholic Darling

Josiah Wordsworth

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I wanted to mention Josiah Wordsworth's debut album, Wordsworth!, was released March 18th. I found out that his name is actually Jordan Slominski and he's based in St Paul, Minnesota.

I'll have to point out that I don't actually have his album or debut EP called Blue State, which was released in 2007, but based on the few songs I listened to, it sounds like a lot of piano with a rock n roll sensibility. The two songs I've heard on Wordsworth! are instrumentals, so I am assuming the rest of the album have no lyrics. It's still enjoyable.

"My Catholic Darling" feels like a frantic piano-driven song. Although I say frantic, I feel Slominski is very much in control of the song.

It would be interesting to see him perform live, especially on that particular song - and good news, I just checked and he's playing a few dates Gustavus Adolfus - Courtyard Cafe, St. Peter (23 Apr 2008) and Varsity Theater, Minneapolis (24 Apr 2008).

Once again, Wordsworth! is out now and you can purchase the album directly on his website.

Incidentally, I got this tip via Limerick Records, who's operating on donations - offering all their music available for download for free. I'm definitely going to mention Limerick Records on W♥M at a later time.

In the absence of CD sales, our artist's livelihoods depend on their live performances, merchandising, publishing, and other assorted sources of revenue. Our ultimate goal is that fans will learn about one of our artists, download that artist's music free of charge, and then, later, pay for a concert ticket, a t-shirt, or a DVD. We want to build a lifelong relationship with each fan, and always strive to give back much more than we take.

 03/22/2008 15:20:52  vu my♥posts josiahwordsworth.com myspace.com virb.com

Tour Dates 04/10/08 Warfield San Francisco, CA 04/11/08 Warfield San Francisco, CA 04/12/08 Soma San Diego, California 04/13/08 Mesa Amp Phoenix, AZ 04/15/08 Brady Theatre Oklahoma City, OK 04/17/08 Thomas Assembly Ruston, LA 04/18/08 Palladium Ballroom Dallas,TX 04/19/08 Stubbs BBQ Austin, Texas 04/20/08 Verizon Wireless Houston, TX 04/22/08 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL 04/23/08 The Fillmore Miami Beach @ The Jackie Gleason Theatre Miami, Florida 04/24/08 SOLD OUT: House of Blues Orlando Orlando, Florida 04/25/08 House of Blues Orlando Orlando, Florida 04/26/08 SOLD OUT: The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia 04/27/08 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA 04/29/08 House of Blues Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 04/30/08 Constitution Hall Washington DC, Washington DC 05/02/08 Alfond Arena Orono, Maine 05/03/08 RPI Fieldhouse Troy, New York 05/06/08 Gordon Fieldhouse Rochester, NY 05/07/08 SOLD OUT: Roseland Ballroom New York, New York 05/08/08 Roseland Ballroom New York, NY 05/09/08 Festival Pier Philadelphia, PA 05/10/08 Chevrolet Theatre Wallingford, CT 05/11/08 Bank of America Pavillion Boston, Massachusetts 05/13/08 Metropolis Montreal, Quebec 05/14/08 The Sound Academy Toronto, Ontario 05/16/08 Tower City Amphitheatre Cleveland, Ohio 05/17/08 Promo West-Outdoor (LC Pavillion) Columbus, Ohio 05/18/08 Egyptian Room at Murat Centre Indianapolis, Indiana 05/20/08 the Fillmore Theatre Detriot, Michigan 05/23/08 SOLD OUT: Congress Theatre Chicago, Illinois 05/24/08 Congress Theatre Chicago, Illinois 05/25/08 Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, Wisconsin 05/27/08 Myth St. Paul, Minnesota 05/30/08 The Pageant St Louis, Missouri 05/31/08 Westfair Amphitheatre Omaha, Nebraska 06/01/08 Uptown Theatre Kansas City, Missouri 06/03/08 Fillmore Auditorium Denver, Colorado 06/04/08 Salt Air Theatre Salt Lake City, Utah 06/06/08 PNE Forum Vancouver 06/07/08 Paramount Theater Seattle, Washington 06/08/08 Portland Exposition Center Portland, Oregon 06/10/08 The Theatre - Grand Sierra Resort Reno, Nevada 06/13/08 Pearl Concert Theater @ Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas, Nevada 06/14/08 The Theater at the Honda Center Anaheim, California Discography [2003] I Am the Movie [2005] Commit This to Memory (re-released as a Deluxe Edition in 2006) [2007] Even If It Kills Me Sounds Like Green Day http://weheartmus... Recently a truck load of albums with a similar setup to this one have been released sans the poli...

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I've been really happy that Motion City Soundtrack are a famous band from Minneapolis, Minnesota (where I live!). I would have to describe as a power pop band, and in some ways sounds sort of like a very pop Green Day.

Their latest album, Even If It Kills Me is their most successful to date, charting #16 on the US Billboard charts. They are currently on tour to support their album throughout North America. Judging from some of the sold-out tour dates, it's going to be a pretty lucrative tour.

I only have the latest album to listen to, and I can tell you that their sound is very polish. It sounds like they are a studio band, but looking at some live footages: they are clearly also a great live band.

The best song on Even if It Kills Me is "This is For Real". The band agreed, because this song was selected as a second single. The first single was "Broken Heart", which I don't think is as catchy and poppy as "This is For Real" - however both tracks are excellent.

If I were to hazard a guess at their next single, I think they should go with "Where I Belong". It may have a curse word, but the magic of radio, they can easily remove the offending part.

Even If It Kills Me is available now from Epitaph Records, and hopefully they'll be touring through your town.

 03/08/2008 20:36:03  vu my♥posts motioncitysoundtrack.com myspace.com