Beerjacket – Animosity
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Beerjacket. Wow, what a name. Imagine if we had such things. Would they be jackets with a beer in every pocket? Or would it be a jacket made of the same material as arm bands but instead of being inflated by air they would inflate when filled with beer? This would obviously come with a handy straw for regular refreshment purposes. We’d then need filling stations though, similar to those catering for automobiles, but instead of petrol pumps we’d have beer pumps. What a glorious world it would be! Unfortunately there are no such things. However, on the flip side this beerjacket is equally as glorious. This is like Elliott Smith never died. This is lo-fi pop music at its very, very best. This is a glorious end to a tiring Wednesday.
Beerjacket is the pseudonym of Glasgow singer songwriter Peter Kelly. He’s no stranger to big gigs having opened shows for the likes of The National, Bat For Lashes, Guillemots and Rilo Kiley. And yet, this is the first time I’ve stumbled across him with the release of his album ‘Anomosity’. He evokes memories of early Elliott Smith and of Bright Eyes at his best, with this collection of 3 minute pop gems. In fact, no track on the album is over 3 and a half minutes in length and if anything this emphasises the links to early Smith albums. But that’s not a criticism by any means as this is a great listen and there is a space in my heart for somebody stepping up to the plate and delivering the quality of heart wrenching music attributed to the late, great Elliott Smith. From the sounds of this, Beerjacket seems up for the challenge and I look forward to hearing more from this artist. The album can be downloaded from all the usual places, though I believe the album launch is happening in Glasgow as I write with the physical release being available as of tomorrow. Anyways, in the meantime, I’ve chosen a selection of tunes from the album for your listening pleasure and hope you enjoy this as much as I am.
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Screaming Hallelujah – Beerjacket
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And here’s one of my all time favourite Elliott Smith songs cause I’m in that mood now.
Between the Bars – Elliott Smith
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Your beer jacket is what protects you remarkably well from the cold on your way home from the pub on a chilly night, after you went out wearing only a T-Shirt.
Damn, these are a couple good tunes. I’m loving the double-tracked vocals and the buttery-smooth finger-picked guitar.
Mr. Kelly certainly has the measure of that elusive temptress known as The Groove.
these are great…..tho he does come across like a Elliot Smith tribute act….which is no bad thing….just hope there is a little more originality on the other tracks.
These are very nice tracks.
Although i agree he sounds like Elliot Smith, hes doing a pretty good job.
The other track do sound a bit simialar though, i think it’s the double tracked vocals…..makes it sound just like Elliot Smith.
i don’t think the elliott smith thing should be considered a bad thing. the album is lovely. and it’s very cheap to download off amazon. less than a fiver i think.
I agree, theres alot worse people he could sound like!
Theres alot of tracks on his myspace page, its a nice listen