Failer

by Kathleen Edwards

Failer cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: MapleMusic Recordings
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 40:47
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Praised for its unvarnished lyrical honesty and weary, melodic delivery, 'Failer' serves as a standout debut within the contemporary roots music scene. The album navigates themes of profound loneliness and late-night regrets over a backdrop of raw, electric Americana instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: alcohol, folk, acoustic, female-vocals, storytelling, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Six O'Clock News (4:26)
  2. One More Song The Radio Won't Like (4:23)
  3. Hockey Skates (4:26)
  4. The Lone Wolf (5:01)
  5. 12 Bellevue (3:40)
  6. Mercury (3:30)
  7. Westby (2:25)
  8. Maria (3:44)
  9. National Steel (4:48)
  10. Sweet Little Duck (4:24)

Credits

  • Keith Snider - banjo
  • Kevin McCarragher - bass
  • Peter Von Althen - drums, percussion
  • Jim Bryson - electric guitar, vocals, electric guitar, banjo
  • Fred Guignion - slide guitar, lap steel guitar, steel guitar [national steel]
  • Joel Anderson - drums, percussion
  • Maury Lafoy - piano
  • Dave Dudley - drums

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