The Downer Trio, by Joel R.L. Phelps & The Downer Trio

The Downer Trio

by Joel R.L. Phelps & The Downer Trio

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1.	Razorback 03:26		buy track
2.	Good Advice For Dogs 04:35		buy track
3.	At El Paso 05:04		buy track
4.	Emerald City 03:52		buy track
5.	Guns of Brixton 04:13		buy track
6.	(Hidden) 02:13		buy track
7.	Good Advice For Dogs (Alt.) 06:10	info	buy track

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"The Downer Trio EP gets the balance just right, with songs like "Razorback" building to a furious crescendo, and "Good Advice For Dogs" holding to a torturedly deliberate pace, even as the drama builds to what would seem to be a bursting point. The group tacks on covers of songs by Dramarama and The Clash, but the reason to pick up this long-delayed EP is Phelps and his band's three inspired, intense, excellent originals. You probably won't find it in your local record store, but The Downer Trio is worth every minute you spend tracking it down.” - The AV Club

"There's something very old about this music, an oldness at its core, that makes up a big part of what moves me. It's like the land--vast, wide open, and old." - Maurice Rickard

Originally released by Pacifico in 1997.

"Emerald City" is a song by Dramarama and "Guns of Brixton" was originally performed by The Clash.

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released August 29, 1997

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Joel R.L. Phelps & The Downer Trio Vancouver, British Columbia

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CONSULATE

Jan 2017
GALA

Oct 2013
Customs

Aug 2004
Tradition

Aug 2004
Inland Empires

Aug 2001
Blackbird

Aug 1999
3

Aug 1998
The Downer Trio

Aug 1997
Warm Springs Night

Aug 1995

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