Eli "Paperboy" Reed - 99 Cent Dreams - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Eli Paperboy Reed has returned to the studio and craft-ed a new album that is at once back-to-basics and startlingly current. Album opener InchHold OutInch kicks things off at full-volume, embodying the classic gospel ethos that everything's going to work out fine if you just keep the faith. It's a notion that turns up throughout the record, from the title track InchMy Way HomeInch to InchTomorrow's Not PromisedInch to InchMovin',Inch and it reflects Reed's resilient spirit in the face of disappointment. Elsewhere on the album, he nods to the music's church roots, singing of fear of the devil on InchThe Strangest ThingInch and damnation on InchCut Ya DownInch (the only non-original on the record and a song he learned performing with Boston's Silver Leaf Gospel Singers, founded in 1945). InchWhat Have We DoneInch is something of a secular hymn for the environment, and InchI'd Rather Be AloneInch serves as a meditation on following your own path to salvation. MOJO called the Boston-via-Mississippi singer the Inchking of rhythm & soul,Inch while Rolling Stone hailed his Inchclassic soul and horn-heavy R&B soaked with the blues,Inch and NPR raved that Inchhe conveys the heart-wrenching emotion of Southern predecessors such as Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding.Inch My Way Home represents a return to the sonic character that Reed's career began with, but it does more than that It captures the essence of his sound. A sound that, over everything else, prizes feeling, energy, and, yes, Soul.

In 2008, Boston-born, Brooklyn-based soul singer Eli Paperboy Reed released his debut album, Roll With You, to critical acclaim. To mark it's 10th anniversary, Yep Roc Records presents deluxe remastered edition features the 11 original tracks, 12 previously unreleased tracks, and exclusive content. Previously unreleased tracks, and exclusive content. With Incha voice that brings together the yelp of Georgie Fame, the honey of Sam Cooke and the crackle of Curtis Mayfield,Inch (The Guardian), Roll With You showcases Reed's unmistakable soul-infused style and features a gospel-tinged mix of sweaty, up-tempo numbers and aching, lovelorn ballads.

Holiday Musical Treasures- Newly Imagined! Eric Holtan, founder and conductor of True Concord Voices and Orchestra states InchEvery December, True Concord presents it's popular Lessons and Carols by Candlelight concerts in the Tucson area. Unique in the local milieu of seasonal offerings, the focus is on sacred Christmas carols. Even in their simplest form, carols evoke emotionally powerful memories of personal and family experiences that enrich and enliven annual holiday celebrations. With this album, I wanted to capture the essence of our much-loved concerts with the mostly familiar carols presented here, but in musical settings by American composers that are new or not widely known. With the kind assistance of advisor Dale Warland - who set the standard of excellence with several cherished Christmas recordings over the years by The Dale Warland Singers - True Concord offers these holiday treasures, most of which are receiving their world premiere recordings. This is Christmas With True Concord - Carols in the American Voice.InchThis is the group's second album on Reference Recordings. True Concord's first album, InchFar in the Heavens,Inchreceived a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Choral Performance, and composer Stephen Paulus won posthumously the GRAMMY® for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.