Kevin Meisel – Country Lines
A brand new and hot name from the brambus family: KEVIN MEISEL is an incidental discovery of the label and we are very proud about that! He is a well respected songwriter in his surroundings in Michigan, USA, and has already released his music on CDs, but due to the partly very critical songlyrics he does not really match the needs of the American mainstream labels. But he is hot for indies like brambus!
Kevin Meisel is better, going deeper. He sometimes sounds melancholic and spartanic and remembers in quieter songs to the likes of Bruce Springsteen. On the other side, he has songs with a lot of positive energy, expression and dynamic. In addition to this, he has the ability to arrange the songs perfectly with mostly acoustic instruments in the best brambus tradition. The songs are easy to follow and remain strongly in the ear, meanwhile the song lyrics are often with a critical eye on the American society and politics.
Kevin Meisel is the son of a big band-musician and raised in Detroit, travelled extensively through the USA later and lived for a while in New York City, changing from being a painter to being a songwriter. He is now back in Michigan and is part of the very strong music scene of Ann Arbor, where he plays with different artists on his side and where he released his first album “Coal And Diamonds” a few years back. The new album “Country Lines” is his masterpiece so far and will get his name known in Europe soon as well!
Tracklisting:
1. Country Lines
2. Stains
3. Pretty Little Postcards
4. The Story of His Riese to Kingdom Come
5. Broken Heart Tattoo
6. She's Gone
7. Down in Memphis
8. Junkyard
9. Thicker Than Blood
10. Doncha Pawn Yer Diamond Ring
11. Drifter's Son
12. Unmarked Graves
Released 2003.