Johnny Dowd

Vocalist/songwriter Johnny Dowd was nearly 50 when Wrong Part of Memphis, his debut single record of wracked country-folk-rock music, drew evaluations to Nick Cave in the choice press. To some level, that parallel was justified, as Wrong Part of Memphis dedicated itself to murder tracks and stories of doomed sinners. Dowd got developed in Tx, Memphis, and Oklahoma before working a trucking business in upstate NY, and his tracks veered near to the way to obtain American creepiness. However gallows laughter and Dowd’s crackly tone of voice tended to undercut any traces of self-importance, while his debut recording — dominated by his performing and guitar, however offering spooky dabs of body organ and synthesizer that positioned him beyond the rootsy Americana camp — instantly founded Dowd as a significant cult shape whose weirdness appeared to be wrought from accurate encounter. On his second recording, 1999’s Photos from Life’s Additional Part, Dowd edged somewhat from the cliff, utilizing a complete band of music artists and a lady backup vocalist to art a punchier and much less folk-rooted audio. His performing and lyrics, nevertheless, remained almost as disquieting because they were to begin with. Temporary Shelter, released in early 2001, as well as the Pawnbroker’s Wife, from the next year, were even more accessible, produced information. Cemetery Shoes adopted in 2004, while A Drunkard’s Masterpiece (made up of three opuses that show off Dowd’s patented mixture of dark, mutant alt-country) came four years later on. The following yr, this year 2010, Dowd released AWAKEN The Snakes.