ted mccloskey

almost sentimental
Raunch and roll brawlers, acoustic bawlers, and post punk underground all find a home on this seemingly packed away memory box labeled "Almost Sentimental". McCloskey's magnifying glass approach to songwriting begs you to look closer while his knack for sucking a listener into a song within the first ten seconds has never been more refined.
On it, he explores characters lost and not-likely-found anytime soon; if at all. The songs develop in a series of rapid-fire, pulsating, exposed nerve-endings that hit with focused power, using previously unearthed, glam-influenced, loud, electric guitars, and a stony glare aimed squarely at the target; day-to-day malaise.
It is also rock n' roll. Nasty, loud, sinewy rock n' roll that makes your ears burn and your legs jittery.
McCloskey doesn't have the big pocket resources to promote the record properly. You'll probably not stumble across his music on any left-of-the-dial radio stations. Hell, you'd never even know he existed without this little prompting device. All he has is his music, a web place (www.tedmccloskey.com), a couple of very cool self-produced videos, and this MySpace thing.
If you have been lucky enough to catch him and his crackin' band, the Hi-Fi's, you get the feeling you have seen something special. It's pure energy; it's a "raunch and roll" show that has opened shows for notables such as Alejandro Escovedo and Ryan Adams. If you are not one of the lucky ones, you'll have to settle for the CD's and you won't be sorry.
Discography:
One Man Misery Parade (2003)Sixty Cycle Hum (2004)
Who's Gonna Listen Anyway (2006)
Technicolor Thieves (2007)
One Night Bland (2009)
Almost Sentimental (2011)



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