{"product_id":"almost-charlie-loving-counterclockwise","title":"Almost Charlie - Loving Counterclockwise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSignposts: The Beatles, Kings of Convenience, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords On Music presents a reissue and the first record label release of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoving Counterclockwise\u003c\/em\u003e, the debut album by Berlin-based singer \/ multi-instrumentalist Dirk Homuth and New York City lyricist Charlie Mason.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe album was originally self-released in 2006 and, after hearing the record, Words On Music signed Almost Charlie and released its subsequent three albums to great critical acclaim: The Plural of Yes (2009), Tomorrow's Yesterday (2012), and A Different Kind of Here (2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoving Counterclockwise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been remastered and fits cozily with the band’s entire catalog – replete with nimble acoustic melodies, touching strings, and Homuth’s poised but empathetic voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gorgeous stamp of mid-60s Beatles adorns the three-four metered ballad “The Once-Over Twice” as well as “Denise, Denise” where ascending pizzicato hooks from the cello usher in the stirring choruses. Homuth also presents darker, layered compositions such as piano-driven \"Roberta\" and \"When All the Lights On Bengal Street Go Down,\" in which Michael G\u003cspan\u003eö\u003c\/span\u003etz’s flute hints at “Strawberry Fields Forever’s” iconic opening mellotron.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMason, as ever, is true to form – penning the sort of lyrics with playful wit and earnestness that fans of Paul Heaton (Beautiful South) and Frank Reader (Trashcan Sinatras) will particularly appreciate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA previously hidden track, “If All the Pretty Boys Were Dead,” is now unhidden and included at the end of the record. And, after 13 years, Words On Music is proud that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoving Counterclockwise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis now unhidden and given an official release and unifying the entire Almost Charlie catalog on its label.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost Charlie was formed in early summer 2003 when Homuth answered an Internet ad from Mason who was searching for a composer. Over the next 16 years, the songwriting duo – who have to this day never met – have written four albums with a strict division of lyricist and composer that brings to mind classic songwriting teams like Burt Bacharach and Hal David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Loving Counterclockwise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Once-Over Twice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Denise, Denise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Harlot In Exile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e I Can't Be Your Friend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Part Hurricane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Roberta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Anymore, Anymore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sunday Morning Blues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e When All The Lights On Bengal Street Go Down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e If All The Pretty Boys Were Dead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Words On Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67993897435412,"sku":"WM45","price":11.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"mp3 album","offer_id":67993897468180,"sku":"WM45-3","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/WM45_Almost_Charlie_-_Loving_Counterclockwise_3775_x_3775.jpg?v=1793919748","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/almost-charlie-loving-counterclockwise","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}