Universal South Records
2006
Somethin Else
About This Album
Texas residents Ten City Run come out of the gates roarin' on their Somethin' Else (named for the classic Eddie Cochran tune), their Universal South debut. Fronted by songwriter, vocalist, and bassist Hans Frank (nope, he's not European; he's from Upper Appalachia in mountain country) and featuring Texan über-guitarist Casper Rawls and drummer Luckey McClain (both are native Texans). Frank is fine songwriter, he takes his honky tonk and his rock & roll seriously and melds them close to perfectly on the first single, the raucous "City of Angels (Dumb Ol' Country Boy)" -- they should drop that parenthetical statement form the title -- the fine, midtempo, broken love song "Memories," the wooly two-stepper "We're in It," which may have been a hit for Buck Owens in the mid-'60s, the scorching country rocker "Mama Died," and the swinging honky tonk weeper, "Congratulations," that Dwight Yoakam should consider cutting. The bottom line is that Ten City Run embody all that is right about Texas music. They have the spirit to be sure, but they also have the chops, and their choice of covers on this 12-song set is impeccable.
Track List (try tracks 2,4,5,8 and 11)

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