Album
I Like To Keep Myself In Pain
2012 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
I Like To Keep Myself In Pain is a Rock album by Kelly Hogan, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
About
As a singer/songwriter who's found her way into the alt.country sphere, Kelly Hogan captures the feel of vintage roots music, with a touch of soul that's garnered her comparisons to Bobbie "Ode to Billie Joe" Gentry and Shelby Lynne. Hogan's first solo album in 11 years shows it's a shame she hasn't recorded more on her own. (She's lately taken work as a backup singer in Neko Case's group.) Here, Hogan's backing band is solid and tasteful, starring Booker T. Jones on organ, Gabriel Roth of The Dap-Kings on bass, and James Gadson on drums. Aside from the self-penned "Golden," the songs come from other writers. M. Ward's "Daddy's Little Girl" is presented as an apology from Frank Sinatra to his daughter Nancy. Jack Pendarvis and Andrew Bird's "We Can't Have Nice Things" recounts domestic violence, while Hogan's smoky vocal evokes a nightclub feel. "Plant White Roses" is a classic tender ballad from The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt. But it's Vic Chesnutt's "Ways of This World" that really captures the steamy American South of Hogan's Georgia roots and her connection to Gentry's sultriness.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Dusty Groove2:41
- A2We Can't Have Nice Things3:22
- A3I Like To Keep Myself In Pain3:24
- A4Haunted3:27
- A5Daddy's Little Girl4:02
- A6Golden3:31
Side B
- B1Ways Of This World3:18
- B2Slumber's Sympathy3:06
- B3Plant White Roses4:01
- B4Sleeper Awake3:19
- B5The Green Willow Valley3:47
- B6Whenever Your'e Out Of My Sight3:18
- B7Pass On By3:12
Side CD
- CD1Dusty Groove2:41
- CD2We Can't Have Nice Things3:22
- CD3I Like To Keep Myself In Pain3:24
- CD4Haunted3:27
- CD5Daddy's Little Girl4:02
- CD6Golden3:31
- CD7Ways Of This World3:18
- CD8Slumber's Sympathy3:06
- CD9Plant White Roses4:01
- CD10Sleeper Awake3:19
- CD11The Green Willow Valley3:47
- CD12Whenever Your'e Out Of My Sight3:18
- CD13Pass On By3:12
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- bittersweet
- smoky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Booker T. JonesKEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS
- Gabriel RothBASS
- James GadsonDRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
- Kelly HoganPERCUSSION, HANDCLAPS VOCALS, ARRANGED BY
- Ken SluiterPERCUSSION, HANDCLAPS
- Scott LigonCLAVINET, VIBRAPHONE, MELLOTRON, MARIMBA, PERCUSSION GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, BACKING VOCALS PERCUSSION, HANDCLAPS
- Nora O'ConnorHARMONY VOCALS
- Sean RoweHARMONY VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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