David Mead - Dudes

David Mead - Named as "one of my favorite songwriters" by John Mayer, Nashville's David Mead has been creating a diverse collection of albums for more than a decade, drawing on influences from sharp power pop, lustrous folk/rock, sophisticated cabaret melodies and witty observational songcraft...new fan-funded album, co-produced by Mead and Ethan Eubanks and recorded this past January in New York, was overseen by Fountains of Wayne chief Adam Schlesinger (who also produced Mead's 2001 sophomore album) // Release: Dudes (November 15) // Sounds like: the songs take the album's title to creative heart with each track said to be specifically written to reflect a man's perspective...Mead's melodious skills and soaring choruses have drawn comparisons to the pop writing classics (Paul Simon, Lennon & McCartney, Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson) and with the capacious scope and meticulous skill set of Dudes, Mead delivers an adventurous mix of styles...

Quote: On using social networking: "I feel like if you’re going to try and get people’s attention, then whatever you’re offering should be quality, and I feel like what I have to offer is basically just quality music...I don’t really want to become part of that section of someone’s inbox, you know? It’s not really what I signed up for in terms of being part of a larger machine." // What we like: "I Can't Wait" kicks the album off on a beautiful note, a lonesome pedal steel guitar and pulsing bass line setting up Mead's sweet and mellow vocal harmonies...lamenting title track breathes with an effortless, tender-hooked melody and a breezy Paul Simon-ish feel...the XTC-styled "King of the Crosswords", ukulele ditty "Guy On Guy", the rolling tropical rhythms of "Knee-Jerk Reaction"...

David Mead - "Dudes" (from the album Dudes)

David Mead - "I Can't Wait" (from the album Dudes)

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