Turner Cody "Buds of May" CD $13

‘Buds of May’ was originally self-released on cdr back in 2004 but has now been lovingly re-mastered and re-packaged by Digitalis so those of you who didn’t manage to track down the original issue will finally get to hear this exemplary work. Turner Cody may not yet be a name familiar to many, but thanks to extensive touring of the US and Europe he is causing quite a stir on the underground. Indeed the Herman Dune bassist was spotted by none other than Wooden Wand himself James Toth (who has recently signed to the Nonesuch imprint) who proceeded to bag a full LP for his own Mad Monk imprint. With this buzz around him it comes as perfect timing that Digitalis launch ‘Buds of May’, an album which in many ways is Cody’s most complete and most accessible.

Taking influence from the world of classic singer songwriters, from Bob Dylan to Townes Van Zandt with maybe a little of Will Oldham thrown in for good measure, Cody proceeds over the course of the epic ‘Buds of May’ to vocalize his own views on life. He is firstly a storyteller, and in a world where mainstream lyrical content is more banal than it has ever been, Cody comes as a breath of fresh air. Simply produced with guitar and bass underpinning the tracks, it is Cody’s distinctive singing voice which carries each piece as he creates distinctive melodies that stay with you for some time after the record has reached a close. Right now with artists such as Jose Gonzales haunting the mainstream airwaves it seems almost impossible not to stumble across new singer-songwriters whenever you flick through the racks of a high street store, but what Turner Cody offers is a unique voice in a crowd of copyists. Cody is at once cynical and hopeful and should offer an antidote to a tired, apathetic world. Unforgettable music

Packaged in custom three-color arigato packs from the awesome folks at Stumptown Printers. All songs completely remeastered by Stephen Clover (seht) @ Palindrone.

tracklist:
1. Break for Boar
2. Cry With Me
3. Lashes That Go Wide
4. Ray
5. Up Up High
6. Part of the Way
7. Buds of May
8. You've Got Me Thinking
9. The Casual Joke
10. My Dreams of You
11. Oh Paris
12. When These Sands Are Beds Again

Hear more samples at Turner's myspace, and be on the lookout for a CD reissue of his "Quarter Century" album on Boy Scout.

Praise for Turner Cody:

"Cody is pre-war, Old Testament & A Confederate General from Big Sur." - Glenn Donaldson, Jewelled Antler/Skygreen Leopards

" I think he's a really gifted songwriter. Whatever 'it' is, I think he has 'it,' ya know? If you can track down his cdr " Buds of May ", that's where it's at!" - James Toth, Wooden Wand

" And so, Quarter Century, for those with an inclination for strutting folk with country undertones, is a bona fide grower. It'll slowly seep onto your CD player with increasing regularity as the lyrical plots and nuances reveal themselves." - Paul Crompton, Stranger Magazine