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Mount Pelee

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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.