The Silent Wheel, recorded at Makeshift Studio in Jamaica Plain, MA, is the first studio project helmed by singer/songwriter Josh Boughey of The Blind King (formerly Aqueduct). The album evolved from acoustic snippets found on an old tape.

1. New Strings 2. Indie Pop Song 3. Lady Fay 4. Lost In Space 5. Big Sad Soul 6. LA 7. Shoe 8. The Ballad of Tom Billings 9. Before Then

The Blind King is the studio project of Josh Boughey, singer for the currently napping Ultrabreakfast and according to the notes, the album evolved from acoustic snippets found on an old tape. The combination of Boughey and backing vocals by Janine Papp give this nine song album a Vaseline's feel-a bit of innocence, and a sadness at the same time. Before Then," "New Strings," and "The Ballad of Tom Billings" are standouts, but the best track is "L.A."-a song about fading memories. Production-wise the album is pretty solid, nothing overdone, however, the one downfall is the use of a drum machine throughout. At times, it sounds like several songs were programmed with the same drum parts, which makes it feel cold next to the very warm sounding cellos and haunting backing vocals that make the disc what it is. All in all, I think this is a pretty great record, the melodies stick in your head, and if you're a fan of The Vaselines, recent Beck, or just a fan of mellow acoustic rock, you'll definitely like The Blind King."

 

The eight Boston musicians known as The Blind King play a variety of instruments, including accordion, trumpet, mandolin, theramin, lap steel and cello. The songs ebb and flow with such ease it sounds as if the band is sitting in your living room performing just for you.

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The Silent Wheel by The Blind King
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