Noise, Idaho - I Am Waiting For Death

Noise, Idaho (pronounced Nois-ee, like Boise) is side-project of Chad Serhal's and I Am Waiting For Death is an instrumental album about a volcano. I am convinced that Chad Serhal is bursting with material. I don't know of anyone else who is writing so many albums so quickly. In the year or so that I have known him, he has released about 3 albums under his own name and now another one as Noise, Idaho, and that's just the material that he has released. I'm sure there is quite a bit more material that he didn't release. Check it out. Good stuff.

Tracklisting:
1. LA SOUFRIERE PART 1
2. LA SOUFRIERE PART 2
3. LA SOUFRIERE PART 3
4. LA SOUFRIERE PART 4
5. LA SOUFRIERE PART 6
7. LA SOUFRIERE PART 7
8. LA SOUFRIERE PART 8
9. LA SOUFRIERE PART 9

Chad Serhal - Hoosier Mountain Restoration Gospel

As an added bonus, I am also making Chad Serhal's gospel record, Hoosier Mountain Restoration Gospel, available. The album contains a few covers of classic gospel songs, as well a few originals that are each and every one great. Check it!

Tracklisting:
1. Shine On Me
2. The Hour That The Ship Comes In
3. Praise the Lord! I Saw The Light!
4. Lord, I'm In Your Care
5. When I Bid This World Goodbye
6. Hallelujah! We Shall Rise
7. Glory Hallelujah
8. By and By
9. Oh! What A Beautiful City!
10. Do Lord
11. Take A Stand

Chad Serhal - Smithville

Well, it's happened once again: Chad Serhal has written and recorded a new album. With the exception of Eliot Wilder (of whom I am not a fan), I can think of no one else that is putting out music as quickly. Unlike Eliot Wilder, however, Chad Serhal has the ability to write interesting, yet catchy songs and his newest, Smithville, is no exception. Personally, I am not a fan of electronica, so the album Cruise Van Nuyes didn't resonate as much with me as his others. Smithvilles, however, sees a return to the sound found on albums like The Last Picture Show and Badlands (of which Smithville is a sequel). The songs are great (especially tracks like "Day at the Lake" and "Only The Only") and the album even contains a cover of the Bee Gees' song "To Love Somebody". Smithville is a fine addition to an already great catalogue. Download, listen, love.

Tracklisting:
1. Day at the Lake
2. Indiana
3. Only The Only
4. This Is Wrong
5. Miles Away
6. Judy's Drive-In
7. Sunrise Eyes
8. Second-Hand Lover
9. To Love Somebody

Chad Serhal - The Last Picture Show

My second favorite release, behind Badlands.

Tracklisting:
1. Half My Life
2. On The Road
3. You Shall Be Free
4. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?
5. Travelin' America Bound
6. East Coast and Up Always
7. Love Gets Me So Lost
8. I'm Tired
9. Homeless
10. Bound For Time Travelin' Glory Blues
11. There Were 3 Doors

Chad Serhal - Cruise Van Nuyes

Here we have slightly unfamiliar territory for Mr. Serhal; electronica. Mostly made up of older songs done in a new way, Cruise Van Nuyes shows yet another dimension to Chad Serhal's incredible talent and abilities.

Tracklisting:
1. Love Gets Me So Lost
2. We Got Something
3. I Know You Now
4. 1234
5. You'll Miss Me
6. Slit His Throat
7. East Coast and Up Always
8. Nostalgic
9. Moon-Eyed Girl Revisited
10. Maybe
11. Strong and Strange
12. Middle of August

Chad Serhal - Badlands

Here is the newest album by my friend and yours, Chad Serhal. Recorded in his spare bedroom, Badlands is lo-fi at its best. Download now!

Tracklisting:
1. Badlands
2. Our Home
3. You'll Miss Me
4. Moonstruck
5. Slit His Throat
6. Baby, You're A Heartbreaker
7. Now I'm So Lonesome Blue
8. Bury Me In An Unmarked Grave

Chad Serhal - Hey, Hey, Hey, Now!

Well I know that it's been a while, but considering the lack of feedback, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if the number of people that frequent this little blog of mine were dwindling considerably. Regardless. For you [if there is a you out there] I have not only an amazing album by my good friend Chad, but this is also my 200th post, which is something to celebrate.

Concerning the album, though, today we are looking at Hey, Hey, Hey, Now! by former Calibretto 13 bassist [and my current neighbor - I'm doing this with permission] Chad Serhal. Chad and I have gotten to be friends through my fiancee who was one of his co-workers. Every now and then, he'll show up at my house with another of his albums for me to listen to and while I'm blown away by all of them, Hey, Hey, Hey, Now! immediately jumped to the top of the list. According to Chad, it was his first and only attempt at recording an album anywhere other than home. The record is lush with catchy tunes that are carried along with percussion and pianos, where his other efforts are limited to instruments that he plays himself. The production has little to do with how much I appreciate this record though. It is the quality of the songs contained within and how they are perfect for listening to on long drives in the car.

For those of you who know Calibretto 13, please do not expect their sound. The closest comparison that I can make to Chad's sound is a folkier Elvis Perkins. Except for "Two-Headed Boy" which is a cover of a Neutral Milk Hotel song and therefore has a distinctive NMH sound to it. Once again I say, regardless. Just download it, learn it, and love it.

Tracklisting:
1. One Last Kiss
2. So Familiar
3. Cigarettes Don't Fail You
4. Love Gets Me So Lost Sometimes
5. Two-Headed Boy
6. Love At First Sight
7. The Glow Of The City
8. We Could Get To Know Each Other
9. Better Off Without Me
10. Wish You Were Here
11. Songs Of Things That Don't Even Matter
12. A Good Wife