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Breaking My Way | Jonathan Mudd | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Run Amelia | Jonathan Mudd | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Round the Bend | Jonathan Mudd | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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If You Ever Leave Me | Jonathan Mudd | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Take It Back Baby | Jonathan Mudd | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Find Our Way | Jonathan Mudd | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'll Be Waiting (A Million Miles Away) | Jonathan Mudd | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Somewhere In the Night | Jonathan Mudd | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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On Fire | Jonathan Mudd | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Out of My Control | Jonathan Mudd | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Not About Love | Jonathan Mudd | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Customer Reviews
A Power Pop Gem
"Truth Lies," Mudd's second solo album, has all the requisite powerpop hallmarks: meaty guitar riffs atop propulsive rhythms; instantly hummable melodies and a keen sense of dynamic; lyrics about loving and losing and getting back together, all with an undercurrent of reflection and redemption. Yet classic pop tunes don't lend themselves easily to sausage-factory analysis; too much dissection, in fact, and you lose sight of the old Lovin' Spoonful maxim about how the music can free ya whenever it starts. On "Truth Lies" you can start the music pretty much anywhere on the album and land on a gem.
"Round the Bend," for example, a love song in which the two protagonists discover how, indeed, they believe in magic, is a percolating rocker awash in sinewy riffs and "ooh-la-la-la" harmony vocals, while another unabashed riffer, "Breaking My Way," celebrates the blossoming of a relationship in cinema-worthy terms. The moody "Out of My Control," with its lyric and melodic hat-tips to Roxy Music's "Flesh and Blood," has a slow-burn intensity and a lingering grandeur. "Somewhere In the Night," part acoustic-tilting ballad, part cresting anthem, deserves to be heard by anyone who's committed the first two Big Star albums to memory. And album standout "On Fire," with its Springsteen-like imagery ("Baby, everything is gonna be all right/ Down every dark street we're gonna shine a light/ We'll burn it up tonight") and tension-building sonics (listen for the subtle "Don't Fear the Reaper" guitar nod), positively smolders - truth in titling - with passion.
Bottom line: "Truth Lies" both holds its own against the classic powerpop archetypes while delightfully advancing the game for the contemporary scene. It'll make you a believer all over again in the magic, and it just might free you, too. --Fred Mills, 'Blurt'
Tasty pop/rock with substance and brains
If you dig heartland rock a la Tom Petty, smart guitar-based power pop in the vein of Del Amitri, and radio-ready hard-rocking guitar riffs with a touch of the majestic, you should give this album a listen. Big guitar hooks and sticky melodies, along with finely wrought lyrics devoid of faux hipster irony by a talented singer, songwriter and guitarist who clearly understands the history of the forms he's exploring. Mudd knows the value of vulnerability and nuance as counterpoint to a meaty guitar hook. "Run Amelia" and "Take it Back" are rocking standouts, but the entire album is strong and worth many a listen.
Really good stuff
There are many great things to say about this album. Well-crafted songs, cool guitar tones, tasteful production and some heartfelt vocals just to name a few. Find our Way is a great example. Mudd can't miss. Check it out.
Top Albums and Songs By Jonathan Mudd
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Run Amelia | Truth Lies | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Not About Love | Truth Lies | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Out of My Control | Truth Lies | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Take It Back Baby | Truth Lies | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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If You Ever Leave Me | Truth Lies | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I'll Be Waiting (A Million Miles Away) | Truth Lies | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Find Our Way | Truth Lies | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Breaking My Way | Truth Lies | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Round the Bend | Truth Lies | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Somewhere In the Night | Truth Lies | 3:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
