Leaving Atlanta

by Gentleman Jesse and His Men

Leaving Atlanta cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 March 2012
  • Label: Douchemaster
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:06
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Arriving four years after their highly acclaimed debut, Jesse Smith's Atlanta-based quartet delivers a remarkably sharp, deeply melancholic sophomore record. The album brilliantly channels the jangling, highly melodic guitar hooks of classic 1970s power pop and new wave, while addressing profound themes of depression, isolation, and near-fatal health struggles. It remains a critically revered, impeccably crafted document of emotionally raw, hook-driven garage rock.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, guitar-driven, accessible, harmonies, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Eat Me Alive (02:58)
  2. I'm Only Lonely (When I'm Around You) (03:22)
  3. Take It Easy On Me (03:23)
  4. What Did I Do? (02:56)
  5. You Give Me Shivers (02:24)
  6. Careful What You Wish For (02:40)
  7. Kind Of Uptight (02:44)
  8. Frostbite (03:22)
  9. I'm A Mess (Without You) (02:46)
  10. Word Gets Around (02:10)
  11. Covered Up My Tracks (03:45)
  12. Rooting For The Underdog (01:29)
  13. We Got To Get Out Of Here (03:07)

Credits

  • Gentleman Jesse - primary artist
  • Warren Bailey - bass, vocals
  • Adrian Barrera - guitar, vocals
  • Jesse Smith - guitar, vocals, percussion, written-by
  • King Louie - harmonica
  • Milton Chapman - organ, piano

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