Review from the Missoula Independent (May 2006)
Corn Mash | Another Sure Thing | self-released
"You won't find a throwaway line in any of Bill LaVoie's 12 originals on this self-released recording. The local singer-songwriter, who recorded the album before moving to Missoula last year, quilts stories that highlight the odd and dysfunctional things humans do to themselves, to one another, and sometimes even to animals. Backed up by accordion, piano, Hammond organ, bass, drums, harmonica, banjo and singing saw, La Voie leads listeners up and down crooked roads inhabited by twisted, flawed and ultimately realistic people.
On the title track, the narrator revels in the ironically bouncy banjo-driven tune: “I was raised on credit cards/I was raised in debt/while daddy hit the dog track to place another bet/with a small chunk of tuition in his money clip.” On another standout, “Oreo,” the instruments create a soundscape similar to Harry Nilsson's “Coconut”—but instead of singing about limes and coconuts, LaVoie's lyrics bring to life a pesky little boy whose drunk mother hands him a pig to get him out of her hair. The chorus, sung by LaVoie and Anna Coogan, repeats, “I signed you up for 4-H.”
Another Sure Thing is full of densely vivid lyrics, and the music—an almost rockabilly version of Americana—is full of well-played pop-country jams. This promising effort is more than a passing swig of moonshine, it's a full meal ". (Caroline Keys)
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Released in February 2005 – Corn Mash's self-released debut album
ANOTHER SURE THING
 
The songs speak of breakups, hope, bitterness, futile jobs, captains of industry, dealt hands, self-empowerment, dog tracks, and a disturbingly unnatural love affair thrown in for good measure. Several guest musicians contributed to this multi-instrumented album – each song different than the next.
But enough with the pimping – the listener should decide – so here are MP3 sound clips of the tracks on Another Sure Thing. You can purchase the CD (at CD Baby) or individual songs (at iTunes). But if you'd prefer some other source, then you can click here for links to more distributors. Thanks again – Bill.
ANOTHER SURE THING
Tracks
| 1 |
Crossing Paths |
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| 2 |
Your Laughter, It's Gone |
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| 3 |
Rooster Crows |
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| 4 |
Oreo |
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| 5 |
The Cannibal |
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| 6 |
Another Sure Thing |
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| 7 |
The Marti Louther Blues |
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| 8 |
Come Again |
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| 9 |
Savior for the Day |
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| 10 |
Dream Your Dreams |
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| 11 |
Your Love is Like a Milk Machine |
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| 12 |
Front Row Seat |
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