Look, a lot of shit’s already been written about Tom Ovans and his record Party Girl. That’s because it came out as an import on an English label in 2007 and also because of it’s apparent greatness. There are two fine reviews (here and here) that are only lacking in the notable absence of mp3’s.
To rectify that here’s a couple of songs from Austin based folk-bluesman Tom Ovans (btw that’s the closest semblance of a label that will fit). The new record, Party Girl, is getting a nice re-release on the fine roots rock label 00:02:59 Records (Scott Kempner, Willie Nile, Christopher Denny). Buy it here.
I have discovered some great music on songsillinois, but this must rank as one of the best. I cannot believe this guy has been recording since 1991 and I have never connected with him – although having tried to find a supplier of his albums explains a lot. Not with CDBaby, not with e-music, not with PayPlay and only one of 11 albums on iTunesUK. Thanks, this is fantastic.