Richmond Fontaine


Sunday 7 October 2007
Doors TBA Tickets £15

Here's what the critics say about their New CD-THIRTEEN CITIES (2007):

"Vlautin's one of the most compelling songwriters working today, compared
equally to great American novelists like Raymond Carver or John Steinbeck
and musicians such as Bruce Springsteen or Tom Waits" * - 4.5/5 THE SUN

"Anyone partial to a serving of Lambchop, Calexico or Eels at their pedal-
steel-propelled best should, as well as saluting themselves for their
excellent taste in alt.country, clear some iPod megabytes for the new
effort by Richmond Fontaine. Main man Willy Vlautin and his Portland band
have been making sublime country that conjures images of Brokeback-style
Mountains and sleepy small-town bars since 1994 and this, their seventh
album, is as heartbreakingly great as any of their previous work. 'Moving
Back Home #2' is a brass-bound rollock Calexico would give their cowboy
hats for, while 'The Disappearance Of Ray Norton' is an acoustic story
that'll have you blubbing into your trucker cap. Tear-stained hats off
to 'em." - (New Music Express)

"Richmond Fontaine's Willy Vlautin has the rigor of mind and soul it takes
to write lyrics about conscience - honored or betrayed. In plain-man's
language, he portrays dislocated people running into the real nature of
their lives. Richmond Fontaine have stepped out of what this reviewer
thought a dull alt-country groove to musically match the depths of their
songwriting with tough-sweet arrangements ranging from lone acoustic
guitar to Tex-Mex brass and accordions. Heart of America calling out
around the world." **** * - Phil Sutcliffe, MOJO

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www.richmondfontaine.com

www.myspace.com/richmondfontaine