Recorded: Over the course of a year or two by Eric Harmon at Houndstooth Studio in Norman, OK.
Mixed: Locust Avenue & Adam Jackson
Mastered: Chris Harrris (Hook Echo Sound | Norman, OK) & Eric Harmon (Hooundstooth Studio)
Released: 02/25/12
Running time: 44:09
Locust Avenue formed in Norman, Oklahoma after the guys got together as a Kinks tribute band, Locust Avenue went their separate ways, reformed, and eventually joined up with guitarist, Todd Walker (Defenestration). Led by the strong songwriting talents of Jeff Richardson (guitar/vocals) Jeff Cooper and Blaine Palmer provide bass and drums to a soundtrack of pain, love, and longing – you know all the things of solid musical fodder.
This is a year or two old, but it’s still fun to watch. Directed by Nate Foll & Stephanie Smith. Edited by Nate Foll & George Salisbury.
Locust Avenue “Skeletons” from Locust Avenue on Vimeo.
Appeared in POP Magazine Friday, 9 Sept. 2001:
Written by Mats Gustafsson. Appeared in issue #12 (October 2001) of The Broken Face
Reviewed in Dream Magazine #7:
A thumping melodic indie pop rock sound, with jangling guitars, compressed populist work ethics and Americana-earthliness. Humble and simmering rather than blazing. Likeable life-sized contemporary folk rock and more spilling out seemingly effortlessly. Slacker white boy blues numbly mulling over the end of the world from their living room lookout towers.
Crafting pop songs has become a lost art, especially in these days of post-hardcore and screamo confusion. It's nice to know there's a place where verse/chorus/verse structures still work, a place where lyrics are written and sung so people can hear what's being said. That place is Locust Avenue, and their sophomore CD for the local label Maritime Fist [Glee Club] (sic.) is a humble ode to the lost art of pop sensibility.
This review was written by Preston Jones and appeared in the Oklahoma Gazette, Wednesday 27 April, 2005:
From the gritty opening notes of "Safe Distance," Norman-based quintet Locust Avenue ferociously channels the spiritual likes of The Replacements and The Kinks through the 10 tracks on "The New Originals" — leaving listeners with a permanent grin stapled to their faces and an undeniable urge to hit the repeat button after every track.
Reviewed in Dream Magazine #7:
A louder clearer sound than before, more middle American rock pop. A bunch of nice guys making their collective pop dreams into some kind of reality. Very catchy and much more overtly psychedelic and colorfully poppy than their ‘Shortwave’ album. A couple tracks sound like they might want to be R.E.M., but this time the songs really will be about nothing.
Appearing at QRO Magazine. Online here. Written by Graham Goodwin | Wednesday, 25 June 2008. It received a 7.0 out of 10.0. That's pretty good.
Recorded: Late 2007 by Chris Harris at Atomic Sound with additional tracking at Bell Labs, Norman, OK
Released: 02/07/08
Running time: 39:48
Personnel: Jeff Richardson, Jeff Cooper, Blaine Palmer
Artwork: Cody Haltom
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| Band to Watch @ Salad Days Music |
Locust Avenue formed in Norman, Oklahoma after the guys got together as a Kinks tribute band, Locust Avenue went their separate ways, reformed, and eventually joined up with guitarist, Todd Walker (Defenestration). Led by the strong songwriting talents of Jeff Richardson (guitar/vocals) Jeff Cooper and Blaine Palmer provide bass and drums to a soundtrack of pain, love, and longing – you know all the things of solid musical fodder. |
| "Three O'Clock Target" QRO Magazine Online |
Appearing at QRO Magazine. Online here. Written by Graham Goodwin | Wednesday, 25 June 2008. It received a 7.0 out of 10.0. That's pretty good. |
Recorded: (roughly) between August and November 2004 by Carl Amburn at The Mousetrap
Released: 03/22/05
Running time: 37:00
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| "The New Originals" POP Magazine |
Written by Josh McBee, this review appeared in POP Magazine, Friday, 22 April 2005:
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| "The New Originals" Oklahoma Gazette |
This review was written by Preston Jones and appeared in the Oklahoma Gazette, Wednesday 27 April, 2005:
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| "The New Originals" Dream #7 |
Reviewed in Dream Magazine #7:
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Recorded: 03/00-04/01
Released: 06/17/2001
Reissued: 12/19/2005
Running time: ~32 min.
Personnel:
Jeff Richardson / guitar, keyboard, vocals
Drew Van Wagner / guitar, keyboard, vocals
Chris Van Wagner / bass, drums, vocals
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| "Songs for the Shortwave" POP Magazine |
Appeared in POP Magazine Friday, 9 Sept. 2001: |
| "Songs for the Shortwave" The Broken Face #12 |
Written by Mats Gustafsson. Appeared in issue #12 (October 2001) of The Broken Face |
| "Songs for the Shortwave" Dream #7 |
Reviewed in Dream Magazine #7:
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Jeff Richardson, usually clad in sportcoat on stage, looks at the crowd when he's performing Locust Avenue gigs. He clearly enjoys himself, whether belting out the chorus of one of the band's orginals or stepping back from the mic to noodle a solo on his Gibson SG guitar.
"I like to feed off the crowd," Richardson, a 31-year-old bartender by night, said. "Sometimes there's not always going to be that crowd you can feed off, but it's still interesting to watch the crowd.
