1960

Description

1960 is an album by the American experimental and genre-hopping indie/rock group Soul-Junk, released on Sounds Familyre ‎in August 2009. The album was recorded in late October 07, late January 08, and late May 08 at the New Jerusalem Recreation Room in Clarksboro, New Jersey; with Daniel C. Smith and Glen Galaxy producing. Lyrics: all words come straight from psalm 119 (NKJV)

Soul Junk is primarily the brain child of former Californian rockers Trumans Water’s Glen Galloway, in that he formed the band in 1993, steers the vision that is Soul Junk and is its only permanent member. ‘1960’ is the 12th album from the band having named all their other albums from 1950, 1951, 1952, etc through the decade until 1960 (their EPs for which there are many, begin at 1949 and work backwards down to 1935). The band’s earlier work began with Glen Galloway singing words of Scripture with musical accompaniment and moved from indie rock through to hip-hop and a more turntable-based sound. However in that Soul Junk have vowed to keep changing and developing and not be pigeon-holed they appear to have returned more to their indie rock roots with ‘1960’. This is an album that demands more than a casual listening and the more often you hear it the more it begins to grow on you. The track «(Heth) Saturn Ring Hula» weds a real rock edge with a definite worship approach citing that the Lord is our portion and that he WILL keep his promises. «(Yod) Sawp Jaws» is one of the easier tracks to get your ears around as it has a more defined melody and without insulting the band sounds more “mainstream”. However, just when you think you have a handle on Soul Junk and ‘1960’ they go and add a track like «(Kaph) Ahsuerus» with Glenn singing along to what sounds like a child’s xylophone and somebody whistling in the background! [Paul Loader, Cross Rhythms, January 2010]

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CD tracklist:

01. (Aleph) Let The Dead Bury Their Dead, You Go Preach The Kingdom Of God
02. (Beth) Javanese
03. (Gimel) The Teeth
04. (Daleth) Kitchen Qualify
05. (He) Rudolph
06. (Waw) Screaming Lobster
07. (Zayin) Threewise
08. (Heth) Saturn Ring Hula
09. (Teth) Hangtime
10. (Yod) Sawp Jaws
11. (Kaph) Ahasuerus Jig
12. (Lamed) Forever O Lord Your Word Is Settled In Heaven
13. (Mem) Sweeter Than Honey
14. (Nun) Your Testimonies
15. (Samek) Zizzer
16. (Ayin) Jauncy Burza
17. (Pe) Tack & Yearn
18. (Tsadde) Born
19. (Qoph) Scottish Yak
20. (Resh) Solar Mist
21. (Shin) Big Bear Cassiopeia
22. (Tau) Persian Earball

Note: Available at Bandcamp: https://soul-junk.bandcamp.com/album/1960