Lapalco

by Brendan Benson

Lapalco cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 February 2002
  • Label: Startime
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:28:59
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

After being dropped by his major label, the Detroit songwriter rebounded with a brilliantly crafted, independently recorded power-pop gem. The impossibly catchy, Beatles-esque melodies and razor-sharp guitar hooks ultimately paved the way for his later high-profile collaboration with Jack White in The Raconteurs.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, melodic, hedonism, guitar-driven, jangly

Tracklist

  1. Tiny Spark (3:14)
  2. Metarie - Ben Hillier Mix (3:40)
  3. Folk Singer (3:49)
  4. Life In The D (3:11)
  5. Good To Me (2:45)
  6. You're Quiet (2:45)
  7. What (3:34)
  8. Eventually (4:15)
  9. I'm Easy (2:58)
  10. Pleasure Seeker (3:33)
  11. Just Like Me (3:53)
  12. Jetlag (8:17)
  13. Spit It Out (3:19)
  14. Cold Hands (Warm Heart) (3:24)
  15. Feel Like Myself (4:16)
  16. Alternative To Love (4:33)
  17. The Pledge (2:53)
  18. Them And Me (3:57)
  19. Biggest Fan (3:43)
  20. Flesh And Bone (2:55)
  21. Get It Together (3:31)
  22. Gold Into Straw (3:40)
  23. What I'm Looking For (3:31)
  24. Between Us (3:12)

Credits

  • Emma J. - painting, vocals

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