Fear and Saturday Night

by Ryan Bingham

Overview

Somewhere after his shot at the big time with the soundtrack to Crazy Heart, the 2009 film that won Jeff Bridges his long-deserved Oscar, Americana singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham wound up sliding back into indie status. A smaller scale suits Bingham and so does age, both developments enhancing his world-weariness. Fear and Saturday Night is a smaller-scale album than 2012's Tomorrowland and it's lighter, too, finding the Americana singer/songwriter settling into a comfortable ragged groove. Ballads still reign, ranging from the sweet melancholy of "Nobody Knows My Trouble" to the delicate introspection of "My Diamond Is Too Rough," but these make the rawer moments pop, such as when he indulges in a bit of raucous Tex-Mex on "Adventures of You and Me" or rides on a Bo Diddley beat on "Hands of Time." Bingham can't help but sound a little beaten -- it's that craggy, creaky voice, one that still sounds older than his years even if he's starting to catch up with it -- but that lightness (he nearly sounds sunny on "Radio") goes a long way, suggesting Bingham finds not only therapy through his music, but life as well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/20/2015
Label:	Axster Bingham Records
UPC:	0748252255532
Rank:	58844

Tracks

1. Nobody Knows My Trouble
2. Broken Heart Tattoos
3. Top Shelf Drug
4. Island in the Sky
5. Adventures of You and Me
6. Fear and Saturday Night
7. My Diamond Is Too Rough
8. Radio
9. Snow Falls in June
10. Darlin
11. Hands of Time
12. Gun Fightin Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ryan Bingham   Primary Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals,Harmonica,Slide Guitar
Jose "Pepe" Carlos Ramirez   Accordion
Jedd Hughes   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Chris Joyner   Piano,Wurlitzer,Organ (Hammond)
Shawn Davis   Bass
Jim Scott   Percussion
Daniel Sproul   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Electric)
Nate Barnes   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Kevin Dean   Assistant Engineer
Anna Axster   Photography
Grant Jackson Wilborn   Technical Assistance
Brian Lucey   Mastering
Geoffrey Hanson   Design,Art Direction
Jim Scott   Engineer,Producer
Ryan Bingham   Composer,Producer