Under the Church

Tony Denikos

Under the Church
Performed By Tony Denikos
Album UPC 700261354088
CD Baby Track ID 9521083
Label Tony Denikos
Released 2012-05-17
BPM 133
Rated 0
ISRC UDGRX1202402
Year 2012
Spotify Plays 268
Writers
Writer Tony Denikos
Pub Co Tony Denikos
Composer Tony Denikos
ClearanceFacebook Sync License,Traditional Sync,YouTube Sync ServiceOne Stop
Rights Controlled Master and Publishing Grant
Rights One-Stop: Master + 100% Pub Grant
Original/Cover/Public Domain original
Country United States - Maryland

Description

Under the Church goes to places both darker and more light-hearted than Tonys previous releases. It allows him to claim his working class roots and reveal his small town dispositions. It may well be his best CD to date!

Notes

Some of my earliest memories are of riding along the country roads of central Maryland, singing songs like "Jack O' Diamonds" by Tex Ritter, "Born to Lose"by Ray Charles, "Caldonia"by Louis Jordan and "Pendulum Swings"by Roger Miller along with my Dad and sisters while my mom smiled at the landscape gliding by... A seed had been planted.

After years of playing pubs and bars ... I wound up winning 10 hours of studio time and $500 bucks. 18 months later Naked & Smiling was released (1999) and included a mix of songs I'd written over the years. The Washington Post reviewed it and called me a, "Tunesmith in the best sense of the word" and folks started coming out to hear the band that I put together during the recording. A tradition of recording hard luck real life songs mixed with humor and wit was born. I get requests for tunes from this CD at live shows to this day.

Time Tells Tales followed in 2003. I started to hone a more Americana sound, relying on my earliest influences as well as artists such as John Prine, CCR, Little Feat, Sprinsteen, James McMurtrey, Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt , Richard Thompson and Steve Earle. Time Tells Tales was given a good deal of radio play in Europe and Free Form stations here at home and it seemed that I had found my true voice somewhere in that gumbo of influences. The Tony Denikos Band had taken it's shape too and we started playing the Mid Altlantic region.

In 2005, I headed to Nashville to begin my next project, Already Gone. I started laying down tracks with Timm Biery (Danny Gatton, Nils Lofgren). Timm brought Dave Jacques (John Prine, Emmy Lou Harris), Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam) and Warner Hodges (Jason and the Scorchers) in on the project to record with Gantt Kushner, Scott and Jen Smith(Naked Blue) and myself– what an amazing experience. Already Gone hit the streets with a bang in late 2009 and received critical acclaim from DJs and writers around the globe. It went to #2 on the EuroAmericana Charts and #7 on the Freeform American Roots (FAR) charts right out of the gate.

And now in 2012, Under the Church, is being released. I've been blessed once again by having tremendously talented musicians and producers work with me to create my vision for the CD. My thanks go out to Gantt Kushner, Scott and Jen Smith, and Timm Biery, for lending me their talents for this project. Under the Church is more reflectibve than previuos releases; it looks inward and has a statement to make about inner self. Loneliness, fear , love, yearning, past regrets, and redemption are all examined in this collection o ftunes and yet there is a hope and a comfort to be found in the songs contained here. This is a very personal album that many a soul can relate to.

You can find me performing in any number of configurations from acoustic solo to full on, rockin' five-piece band; from South Carolina to Texas to upstate New York. I have assembled a collection of some of the most talented musicians in the country to form my band Tony Denikos & the Working Poor - myself (Vocs, Guitars, Harmonicas), Gantt Kushner (guitar), Lee Townsend (BGVs, bass), Rick Weisenmiller (drums) and Mark Riddle (BGVs, guitars) I feel honored every chance I get to share the stage with them.
I love performing almost as much as I love recording a new song. I cherish the connection that my songs help me make with folks in ways only music can. I sure do hope I get a chance to pick ya'll a tune or two sometime soon.

Seahaven FM Reviews "Already Gone"[- Hide ]

"I can honestly say that it is one of the best CDs that I have heard this year. Beautiful and sensitive performances but some truly strong lyrics".

altcountryforum.nl Review of [- Hide ]

"Denikos is passionate and provocative in the acoustic song "Already Gone". "Nobody Loves Her" and "Laurelite" are delicious, fat blues numbers with guitar reminiscent of John Fogerty....If this is your first introduction to Tony Denikos, he certainly delivers an engaging calling card with "Already Gone". "

Goodnoise Radio Reviews [- Hide ]

"You can't get bored while you're listening to this album because you hear so many different genres of music. He moves easily from Americana to rock, or folk to blues. Tony's versatility really comes to the forefront on this album."


WRNR 103.1 FM Radio Annapolis [- Hide ]

"Tony Denikos writes from the heart,"Time Tells Tales" is an album that is both honest and sincere, it makes for a totally enjoyable listening experience showcasing Tony's talent for songwriting". "From funky to reflective, with a knack for catchy melodies and lyrics, This is one the best local releases of the year"!!

Washington Post Reviews "Time Tells Tales"[- Hide ]

"The best thing going for Tony Denikos is that he feels. It's enjoyable to see a singer songwriter who connects with the story tumbling from his lips...Tony is a tunesmith in the very best sense of the word"!!



Instrumentation

Rick Weisenmiller - Drums.
Gantt Kushner - Guitar.
Lee Townsend - Bass.


Discography

Under the Church- 2012
Already Gone- 2009
Time Tells Tales - 2003
Naked and Smiling - 2000

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