Tom House (musician)

Tom House
Born 1949 (age 68–69)
Durham, North Carolina
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres folk, singer-songwriter, country
Years active 1997–present
Labels Checkered Past, Mud, Catamount

Tom House (born 1949 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter and poet whose music combines elements of country, singer-songwriter, and folk.[1][2][3]

Biography

House wrote hundreds of poems during the two decades before 1997. Of these, three had been included in The Bicentennial Edition of the Tennessee Anthology of Poetry.[4] From 1982 to 1988, he edited and published the journal raw bone, which was known for publishing spare, brutal writing.[3] House's first recording to be released was "The Hank Williams Memorial Myth", a spoken-word intro to the 1996 compilation album Nashville: The Other Side Of The Alley.[5] In 1997, he released his debut album, The Neighborhood Is Changing, on Checkered Past Records.[6] The album featured multiple members of Lambchop.[7] As of 2012, he had released a total of 13 albums.[1]

Critical reception

Greil Marcus wrote in Esquire that House's 1998 album This White Man's Burden was "an extraordinary collection of warnings and threats, and it sounds as if it came right out of the ground."[8] He later named the album his 6th favorite of 1998.[9] Robert Christgau, however, was less favorable in his review of the album, awarding it a "neither" rating, indicating that it "may impress once or twice with consistent craft or an arresting track or two. Then it won't."[10][11] Jim Caligiuri of the Austin Chronicle wrote that House's third album, 'Til You've Seen Mine, was "easily his most accomplished" and gave it 3 out of 4 stars.[12] Erik Hage of No Depression wrote that on House's 2004 album That Dark Calling, "House is still very much his own man, but there's a levity to his approach here that suggests the singer is perhaps more concerned with healing than drumming up haints and spooks."[13] Andy Whitman of Paste wrote that on the album, "House is a fine songwriter with a great eye for detail, but his dour sensibilities become oppressive after a while."[14]

Discography

  • The Neighborhood Is Changing (Checkered Past, 1997)
  • This White Man's Burden (Checkered Past, 1998)
  • 'Til You've Seen Mine (Munich, 1999)
  • Jesus Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Catamount, 2001)
  • Long Time Home From Here (Catamount, 2003)
  • That Dark Calling (Catamount, 2004)
  • The Last Desperate Man (Catamount, 2008)
  • Burning With the Message (self-released, 2008)
  • Winding Down the Road (Mud, 2012)

Appearances

  • Nashville: The Other Side Of The Alley (Bloodshot, 1996)

References

  1. 1 2 Schneider, Jason (2 July 2012). "Winding Down The Road Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Tom House Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 Warren, Bill Friskics (30 April 1997). "Tom House - A poet's tears, a drunken smile". No Depression. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Friskics-Warren, Bill (24 July 1997). "Local poet/songwriter Tom House's new CD captures his deep tales and offbeat cadences". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Alden, Grant (31 December 2001). "Tom House - Welcome to the occupation". No Depression. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Sacks, Bill. "The Neighborhood Is Changing". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. ↑ Unterberger, Ritchie (1999). Music USA: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 121.
  8. ↑ Marcus, Greil (December 1998). "Devil's Music". Esquire. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Staff (18 December 1998). "Greil Marcus' Top 10". MTV News. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "CG: Tom House". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. p. 137.
  11. ↑ "Key to Icons". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  12. ↑ Caligiuri, Jim (17 March 2000). "Tom House 'Til You've Seen Mine (Catamount)". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Hage, Erik (29 February 2004). "Tom House - That Dark Calling". No Depression. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  14. ↑ Whitman, Andy (1 August 2004). "Tom House - That Dark Calling". Paste. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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