James Intveld
"Let's Talk it Out" single
(Mule Kick Records)
A mind's-eye image blooms from the opening strums: a lanky buck slouched on a sagging porch, barely noticing the big rigs speeding down the long white ribbon. Alone. His slowhand picking and tuneful drawl lend plain-folks ambience to the scene. The narrative he spins aches with melancholy.
(True, lovers' reunification is portrayed at the accompanying video's conclusion; would only that all such scenarios enjoyed blissful closure.)
James's authenticity came from years spent knocking around California in the right company. Names like Rosie Flores, Nick 13, Wanda Jackson, and the Blasters figure prominently in his backstory, as do the Mavericks, Dale Watson, and Dwight Yoakam. Too, it was James who contributed singing for Johnny Depp's Cry Baby.
Here rotates the culmination of numerous waxed productions and hardscrabble road-doggery. These grooves have a beating heart and dirt under their fingernails.
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