Brooklyn Bridge

by Casey Neill

Overview

The title cut of Casey Neill's Brooklyn Bridge has a lazy, romantic quality, highlighted by Neill's gruff vocal and the commingling of Wurlitzer (sounding like an electric piano) and steel guitar. He's joined briefly by Erin McKeown, who underpins his vocals here and there, and adds echoing asides to the chorus. "Brooklyn Bridge" has the same expansive quality as Sandy Denny's early-'70s work, and a similar ability to build effective arrangements. The follow-up, "We Are the City," rocks harder, while "The Holy Land" captures an upbeat Celtic cadence buttressed by accordion and whistle. The production smoothes the kinks out of Neill's gruff vocals for "Once Upon a Time," adding a quirky pop quality to the song's folk base. Thanks to these shifts between straight folk, Celtic, folk-pop, and rock, Brooklyn Bridge never falls into dull routine, making it much more engaging than the run-of-the-mill singer/songwriter product. Neill is aided in his efforts by a long list of friends/musicians. John Wesley Harding adds his vocals to the easy folk of "Once Upon a Time," while Nancy Hess helps out on the gentle "Beautiful Night." Brooklyn Bridge ends much as it began, with McKeown joining Neil for the unhurried "Colville Blues," an apt closer for a satisfying album. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/08/2007
Label:	IN MUSIC WE TRUST
UPC:	0678277143623

Tracks

1. Brooklyn Bridge
2. We Are the City
3. The Holy Land
4. Once Upon a When
5. Storyline
6. Watch for Me
7. Beautiful Night
8. Philadelphia Girl
9. Throw Me to the Dogs
10. Chainlink Fence
11. King Neptune
12. Colville Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Casey Neill   Primary Artist,Vocals,Bass (Acoustic),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Nancy Hess   Bass,Vocals
Lewi Longmire   Wurlitzer,Guitar (Electric)
Derek Brown   Drums
Zak Borden   Vocals,Mandolin
Joe Trump   Percussion
Paul Brainard   Pedal Steel
Ezra Holbrook   Drums
Johnny Cunningham   Fiddle
Nova Devonie   Accordion
Hanz Araki   Flute,Vocals,Low Whistle
Jesse Emerson   Bass
Erin McKeown   Vocals
John Wesley Harding   Vocals
Danny O'Hanlon   Bass (Electric)
Mark Pucci   Bass (Upright)
Chris Funk   Banjo
Eric Ambel   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Michael Romanowski   Mastering
Casey Neill   Composer,Producer
Rob Pemberton   Mixing,Engineer
Nancy Hess   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Jeremy Wilson   Tracking
Daniel Littleton   Composer
Johnny Cunningham   Producer
Tim Hatfield   Mixing,Tracking
Meagan Geer   Design,Artwork
Steve Nelson Quartet   Tracking
Danny O'Hanlon   Tracking