FBBL Band:
JackyGAlvinChimpmonk - vocals/guitar
JoeYManCordi - keys
JohntyTimberlakeThomasson - Bass
Paul Schlichting - Drums
Lauren Turbo Gould - Flute/Guitar
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Family Band -
Travis Bonnet - Keyboards
Freddy G - Bass
Sammy G - Drums
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Los Angeles Underground -
Christopher Blauvelt - Drums
Sir Eric Hill - Bass
Aaron Embry - Guitar/Piano
Nicki Embry - Percussion/Vocals
Jillinda Palmer - Keyboards
Mr. Charlie - Guitars/vocals
Influences
Brian Wilson, Dolorean, Noe Venable, Damien Jurado, Brothers and Sisters, and country singer/songwriter Fred Gibson. My mother, my brothers, my dog Wilso, my friends, and the wonderful and beautiful songs of Elliott Smith.
From AustinSound.net
Review by Doug Freeman
Sept 2007
On the grander orchestrations that seep into Followed By Bad Luck,
there's a subtle feel of Brian Wilson's work, but perhaps the closest
touchstone may be Elliott Smith's later albums, especially on "There's
Always Something Wrong With You." The layered vocal self-harmonies
only emphasize the loneliness and isolation, even as the entire album
wraps itself in a gorgeous, uplifting swell.
Opener "Closing Door" encompasses both aspects of Gibson's
songwriting, fully tracing the silver lining of resigned sentiments
like "Every time you see a closing door, think of me…Because one day
I'll be gone, you'll see," with "Cause there's a better place for you,
there's a better place for me." The simple, fatalistic honesty is
gut-wrenching.
The low-end piano chords and rolling drums of "Come Back to Me" create
one of the darkest tracks, even as, or perhaps because of, the
trilling, almost flute-like interjections. The song also sets up the
conflicted tension running throughout Followed By Bad Luck, Gibson
wavering between the detached realism of the opening songs that
insists on letting go and the overpowering regret of what's being
thrown away that emerges later: "Come back to me baby, I didn't mean
to push you away, I only meant to combat my fears, But it's my fears
that stayed."
"Used to Be" is among Gibson's most powerful offerings and ends the
album brilliantly, the stark accompaniment barely holding the emotion
behind the slowly erupting vocals, the song leaving the album in a
perfect state of broken beauty. Followed By Bad Luck is an exceptional
work, showing Gibson at his best and with a considerable promise that
stretches far beyond his under-appreciated talent.
Albums
Tenlons Fort - The Golden Handshake (Haunted Maggot 001)
Tenlons Fort - Followed By Bad Luck (Haunted Maggot 002)
Comps
Tenlons Fort - "Believe" LAST DAYS SOUNDTRACK (Mk2)
Tenlons Fort - "Wrote About Life" - Little Radio SXSW 2008
