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"I wanted to challenge myself musically," says Carll, "and see if I could capture that live dynamic. A lot of the songs came with the music first, with the music calling the lyrics."
"We had a little bit of swagger going in, which was part of what I wanted to capture," said Carll about the album, "we'd been out on the road for a couple years and were sounding good together. Combining that with some timely songs, I think we came up with something special."
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Hayes Carll hasn't been resting on his laurels since topping critics polls and winning awards for his 2008 album, Trouble in Mind. Instead, he's been on the road nearly nonstop with his band, "The Poor Choices" blasting through honky tonks and rock clubs across the U.S. and beyond. Along the way, he's been inspired to write a crop of new tunes that the acclaimed songwriter says are "a layman's take on our country - a snapshot of America in some small way." The result: the sharply drawn collection KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories), his second release from Lost Highway. KMAG YOYO is pronounced "kay-mag, yo-yo."
LP version comes with a CD of the album as a bonus. We still like to listen to LP at home but it's hard to pop that beautiful piece of black wax into the dash of your auto or blast it to a million bits for your computer, portable lifestyle.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I just ripped KMAG YOYO and now my computer is drunker than ever! I fear for Hayes, at this pace he is destined to be the stuff of legend. I cannot recall a new artist pouring so much of themselves into their career. He's leaving his soul on the paper folks....
Kudos to HC for grabbing Corb Lund for some fun on this project. Those of you getting turned to Hayes by some Hollywood movie: Go back & digest his previous, Trouble In Mind, & you'll have a deeper appreciation for this album and his approach. This is not the "Texas sound"; this kicks it in the ass for hours and leaves it wimpering in the corner.
As for the title track on this one, FANTABULOUS! Hayes is whiter and taller than James Brown, but just as much swagger. Rock on, brother, rock the eff on!
Kudos to HC for grabbing Corb Lund for some fun on this project. Those of you getting turned to Hayes by some Hollywood movie: Go back & digest his previous, Trouble In Mind, & you'll have a deeper appreciation for this album and his approach. This is not the "Texas sound"; this kicks it in the ass for hours and leaves it wimpering in the corner.
As for the title track on this one, FANTABULOUS! Hayes is whiter and taller than James Brown, but just as much swagger. Rock on, brother, rock the eff on!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I can't stop listening to this!!!! An excellent mix of contemporary and traditional country. I can definitely hear a Merle Haggard influence on this album. The campy duet "Another Like You" (featuring Cary Ann Hearst) gives this album a unique twist. Fabulous!!!! A MUST have for Hayes Carll fans!!!!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Hayes Carll has discovered America, wait, make that Americana: On none of his three previous albums (not even on the heavily country influenced "Flowers And Liquor") has the alt.country singer/songwriter dug so deep into the vein of traditional American music while commenting on the US in the 21st century.
On KMAG YOYO (& other American stories) there's a lot of honky-tonkin' and stompin' and hollerin' (as on the first track "Stomp and Holler" and on the title track, both sounding like a bastard called Subterranean Honky Tonk Blues, or on "The Lovin' Cup"), some country swing ("Hard Out Here", "Another Like You") and some finger-picking ballads ("The Letter").
Unlike on "Trouble in Mind", on which the rockers at the beginning were the best songs, the strength of "KMAG YOYO" lies in the slower tunes towards the end: "Bottle in My Hand" (with Hayes Carll, Todd Snider and Corb Lund taking turns singing), "Bye Bye Baby" (with not much more accompaniment than a banjo and a pedal steel guitar), "Hide Me" (with a beautiful gospel hum in the background). Those three plus the laid-back tap-your-feet-clap-your-hands-nod-your-head-sing-along "Grand Parade" are among Hayes Carll's best songs.
There's a lot of great artists releasing new CDs this winter/spring: The Low Anthem, Lucinda Williams, Drive-By Truckers, Todd Snider (even if it's just a live album, no new stuff), Steve Earle, Cary Hudson, Jason Isbell. But I'll bet you: KMAG YOYO will be on a lot of year's end lists!
On KMAG YOYO (& other American stories) there's a lot of honky-tonkin' and stompin' and hollerin' (as on the first track "Stomp and Holler" and on the title track, both sounding like a bastard called Subterranean Honky Tonk Blues, or on "The Lovin' Cup"), some country swing ("Hard Out Here", "Another Like You") and some finger-picking ballads ("The Letter").
Unlike on "Trouble in Mind", on which the rockers at the beginning were the best songs, the strength of "KMAG YOYO" lies in the slower tunes towards the end: "Bottle in My Hand" (with Hayes Carll, Todd Snider and Corb Lund taking turns singing), "Bye Bye Baby" (with not much more accompaniment than a banjo and a pedal steel guitar), "Hide Me" (with a beautiful gospel hum in the background). Those three plus the laid-back tap-your-feet-clap-your-hands-nod-your-head-sing-along "Grand Parade" are among Hayes Carll's best songs.
There's a lot of great artists releasing new CDs this winter/spring: The Low Anthem, Lucinda Williams, Drive-By Truckers, Todd Snider (even if it's just a live album, no new stuff), Steve Earle, Cary Hudson, Jason Isbell. But I'll bet you: KMAG YOYO will be on a lot of year's end lists!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Amazing
Such a great example of musicianship and song writing!! Hayes is such a great songwriter and singer..pure, raw talent! I was not disappointed
Published 28 days ago by Todd Griffis
pleasant surprise
Very good record, it has various types of music, very good lyrics, but a lazy type vocalist. He
reminds me of a Steve Earle type artist.
reminds me of a Steve Earle type artist.
Published 1 month ago by billyboy
Another winner from Hayes Carll
It's hard to say whether Carll has managed to top his previous effort, Trouble in Mind, but he's come damn close. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Edward G. Talbot - Thriller author
hayes carll
to bad this guy will not get traditional air time on the radio! hes a great song writer! id recommend it to anyone! thanks for the great service!
Published 1 month ago by John R. Waters
Rockabilly, honky-tonk, juke-funk . . . KMAG YOYO rocks, whatever...
I'll leave it to music critics to pigeon-hole Hayes Carll into whatever genre fits their needs - country, honky-tonk, whatever. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Scott Schiefelbein
A Christmas Hit!
This was a Christmas present for my son. He was so surprised,he is a song writer,and said he had wanted this Album for a long time.
Published 4 months ago by Peggy
Son of John Prine
I ordered this album after reading a newspaper review, never having heard of the guy, but what cinched the deal for me was his listing of John Prine as an influence--- anybody who... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Richie Jingles
I'd give it more than five stars if I could.
I've been listening to this album on repeat for a few days now. It gets better each time. I don't think there's much that I can say about it. You'll just have to drop the $4. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Vikram Manjunath
i love this guy!!!!!!!!
Hayes Carll seems to be heavily influenced by Bob Dylan's Highway 61 as much as me. Which is just fine with me. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Cuzzin It
Can't go wrong with 'ol Hayes
Buy this, buy everything else he's released. More importantly, go to his shows. He's a great entertainer, a great guy, and has a few good stories. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Houston TX
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