Richard Buckner - Dents and Shells (CD)
- A Chance Counsel
- Firsts
- Invitation
- Straight
- Her
- Charmers
- Fuse
- Rafters
- Picture Day
- As the Waves Will Always Roll
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Americana
- Tracks
- 10
- Pressing
- Download Card
Dents and Shells is the first LP that Richard Buckner made for Merge Records, in 2004. By the time the album was recorded in Austin, TX and Tucson, AZ, with the help of Butthole Surfers' drummer King Coffey and other Austin locals, he'd been a touring musician and released over a half dozen records. With no fixed home base a decade deep into his career, he was still a roamer.That may be why Dents and Shells still sounds so fresh 15 years later. Whether working with collaborators or going it alone, on stage or in a studio, Buckner has always tended to play by feel. He documents what's on his mind and of the moment on songs like Dents and Shells opener ""A Chance Counsel,"" as pedal steel guitar and piano provide a lovely soundscape for Buckner to wander through, weaving together words of assessment and encouragement as if thinking aloud.
- A Chance Counsel
- Firsts
- Invitation
- Straight
- Her
- Charmers
- Fuse
- Rafters
- Picture Day
- As the Waves Will Always Roll
- Format
- CD
- Genre
- Americana
- Tracks
- 10
Buckner is one of the most heartfelt and honest songwriters you'll ever hear, and his first release on Merge (and sixth full-length) is a departure of sorts for this modern day troubadour. DENTS AND SHELLS adds some powerful elements with a few full band tracks framing Buckner's muscular lyrics and powerful voice. Following the storytelling and folk traditions of artists as diverse as Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake and Richard Thompson, Buckner's latest approach will have fans listening closely.
