Badlettsville by Jordan Tice

On Badlettsville, acclaimed guitarist, songwriter, and member of the band Hawktail, Jordan Tice, brings together an all-star ensemble of acoustic musicians to realize his take on several of his favorite covers and originals that, while staples of his live show, never made it on to a previous release. The album begins with his acoustic treatment of Bob Dylan’s, “Tryin’ to Get to Heaven”, featuring impressionistic lyrics flowing over a trancelike backdrop of guitar, fiddle, bass and bongoes. The second track, “Mean Old World”, is an anthemic folk original reflecting on the inevitable change life brings and features lush harmonies from Aoife O’Donovan and Andrew Marlin (Watchhouse). The EP concludes with two duets with his Hawktail bandmate, bassist Paul Kowert: the jaunty instrumental, Badlettsville, and a jazzy, whimsical romp through Randy Newman’s “Dayton, Ohio- 1903”. The seamless combination of covers and originals cements Tice’s reputation as a bold and inventive voice in folk music.

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