Underdog Victorious (CD)

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• Release Date: September 7, 2004
• Label: Artemis Records
• UPC: 699675156329
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106504921
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #13567 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #5241 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #485 in Alternative (See Top 100 Alternative Bestsellers)

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Personnel include: Jill Sobule (vocals, guitar, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, drums); Brad Jones (guitar, piano, organ, bass instrument); Pat Buchanan (guitar); Will Kimbrough (slide guitar); Al Perkins (pedal steel guitar); Jim Hoke (flute, clarinet); Robin Eaton (harmonica, bass instrument, background vocals); Neil Rosengarden (trumpet); Rob Burger (piano, keyboards); Ross Rice (piano); Bill DeMain (keyboards, background vocals); Michael Rhodes (bass instrument); Mickey Grimm (drums, percussion).

Recording information: Alex The Great, Nashville, TN; Studio 491, Nashville, TN.

Witty, satirical, and charming, Jill Sobule brings a refreshing twist to the confessional singer/songwriter style, a fact readily apparent on 2004's UNDERDOG VICTORIOUS. In part, Sobule builds her appeal with a knack for breezy, infectious hooks, like the one on the album's first single, "Cinnamon Park," or the anthemic, sing-along chorus of the title track. Also impressive is Sobule's ear for tasteful, appealing arrangements that nod to pop history ("Cinnamon Park" is centered on the main piano riff from Chicago's "Saturday in the Park"), but always suit the song by highlighting her melodies and intimate, emotive singing.

Sobule's fine lyrics spin narratives about characters in trying situations. A boy named Johnny, in "Under the Disco Ball," tries to hide his homosexuality from his conservative parents, while "Tel Aviv" is a first person account of an Israeli prostitute. The details in Sobule's story-songs make them credible, and their emotional resonance gives them punch. That Sobule is able to marry these talents to a keen pop sensibility and an often disarming romanticism ("Jetpack" reveals the narrator's wish to fly into a lover's apartment) make UNDERDOG VICTORIOUS well worth a listen.

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