Sean Watkins - Blinders On
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Artist: Sean WatkinsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-03-14
Music Label: Sugarhill [Country]
Soundtracks:
- Summer's Coming
- Starve Them To Death
- I'm Sorry
- Happy New Year
- Hello...Goodbye
- Run Away Girl
- I Say Nothing
- Coffee
- The Sound Of My Crush
- No Lighted Windows
- Cammac
- Roses Never Red
- They Sail Away
- Not That Bad/Blinders On
- Whipping Boy
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Free Music Review: Sean Watkins' very own "white album"
Hit: 5 Stars
Sean Watkins is really coming into his own -- and his own is something special and unique. This album plays out as an intensely personal journey into the mind of an extraordinary young talent. Watkins casts the rules aside. Little if anything on this album seems to have been formula packaged for radio play, but that doesn't mean the hooks are any less catchy or the stripped down ballads any less beautiful. Right off the bat, the album opens with with a wiggly, other-worldly sound that is unlike anything I've ever heard. Although it only lasts a second or two, it effectively says to the listener, "This is going to be different from what you've heard before. Shake the wax of status quo out of your ears." Like the Beatles did on their "white album" (and I don't use the analogy loosely), Sean plays the studio like a instrument for most of "Blinders On." The creativity and attention to detail that went into the production of this album will be thoroughly enjoyable to those who are attentive to the way songs "sound." At the same time, it will not be lost on even the most casual listener. Instead of the standard components of most songs today -- melody and lyrics -- with one or both components being quite weak, the tracks on this album are comprised of melody, lyrics, and production -- in equal parts and equally brilliant. I have followed Sean since Nickel Creek's early days, and it's amazing to witness such rapid artistic growth. I hope he can sustain it, because I can't wait to hear what he does next. Great job, Sean!
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From the opening Nirvana-styled guitar squall of "Not That Bad/Blinders On" to the piano and fresh-faced Beach Boys-influenced vocals that appear out of nowhere only ten seconds later, it's obvious that Sean Watkins has decided to make this outing different from anything else he has produced under his own name or with Nickel Creek. Recorded sporadically over a two-year period between tours, Blinders On, perhaps not surprisingly, reflects a wildly diverse, even schizophrenic quality. The songs veer from lovely, acoustic ballads such as "Run Away Girl" and "I'm Sorry" to skewed, near-experimental yet melodic pieces. "Happy New Year" shifts from Brian Wilson-styled chamber pop to tape-looped drums, all within four minutes. Like Wilson, Watkins uses the studio as an instrument, overdubbing himself on guitar, bass, and keyboards and stitching the track together with remarkably cohesive results. His sweet, boyish voice, sometimes reminiscent of a young Jackson Browne or Ben Folds, brings an intriguing innocence to these complex tracks, many of which don't follow traditional song structure. It's not an easy listen, but multiple spins, especially with headphones, helps one to appreciate the sheer craft and talent on this set. Sister and fellow Nickel Creek member Sara Watkins and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench add their talents when needed, but Blinders On is a predominantly solo undertaking. It's an idiosyncratic and often dazzling disc that pushes musical boundaries even further than the increasingly eclectic tendencies of Watkins's full-time band. --Hal HorowitzWith Blinders On, Grammy-winning Nickel Creek guitarist/songwriter/singer Sean Watkins pushes his ever-developing sonic palette further into indie-pop. As is the case with his Nickel Creek bandmate Chris Thile on his solo albums, Watkins exercises his creativity and vision with unmatched agility-crafting thoughtful narratives and richly complex yet irrefutably accessible melodies to arrive at a mature brand of intelligent, acoustic pop.Blinders On includes performances by Jon Forman (Switchfoot), Benmont Tench, Jon Brion, Glenn Kotche (Wilco), Sara Watkins, Gabe Witcher, Byron House, Rashad Eggleston, Mark Schatz, and Duncan Moore!
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