Mount Pelee

Trey Johnson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Idol Records
• ASIN: B002JC0U5W
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #762,982 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Johnson was the lead singer and principle songwriter in Sorta, so its not surprising that his Mount Pelée sounds, well, kinda familiar in the absolute best sense of the word. The instrumentation is noticeably sparser with acoustic guitar and piano dominating throughout, and the overall mood feels somewhat lighter, at least musically if not lyrically. But Johnson s melancholy yet strangely buoyant melodies the heart of Sorta s appeal have never been stronger. The record opens with the soaring, Paul McCartneyesque Old Reactions then floats dreamily back to earth with the gorgeous Unfavorable Way . Not all of the songs here are quite that outstanding, but every one of them even the instrumental Mr. Natural plays like a welcome reassurance that all is not lost. In fact, Mount Pelée sounds exactly like what it needs to be: a new beginning . --Texas Music

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5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING ALBUM, September 24, 2009

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This review is from: Mount Pelee (Audio CD)

I can't keep from listening to it in the car or at home.
It is enjoyable with substance.



This is from the Dallas Morning News:

For those local-music fans still mourning the demise
of Sorta, not to mention the death of Carter
Albrecht, Trey Johnson's solo debut should at least
ease the pain. The Dallas-based Johnson, former Sorta
frontman, looked inward to craft 11 original songs
brimming with uncluttered beauty.

Johnson's muse swims squarely in the musical river
that connects country, folk, roots rock and
Americana. And yet there's something very downtown
about his tunes. He writes, sings and plays with the
spirit of a man who's seen plenty of the big city and
the rural countryside. In other words, he's
experienced the purity and cruelty of life.

So Mount Pelee has a world-weary feel, particularly
on forlorn cuts such as "Bottle of Rum" and "Uneven
Life." But he's not ready to throw in the towel. This
husband and father offers the lovely ballad "Lucky
When Someone Loves You," devoid of any sugary
affectations. He can also brood on the roots rocker
"Flatter Yourself" and go completely pop on the
buoyant "Bragging Type."

Mount Pelee features Dallas instrumental band
Shibboleth as backing musicians. Don Cento and Stuart
Sikes produced the disc with clarity conducive to
creating a mood. The CD is somber, jubilant, stark
and rich. It becomes more compelling with each listen.