Shotgun Jimmie — Still Jimmie

Jim Killpatrick, better known as former Shotgun & Jaybird member Shotgun Jimmie, spent time touring with Attack In Black (who occasionally served as his backing band) last year.

The two acts apparently thought things worked so well that Jimmie invited singer/guitarist Dan Romano, guitarist Spencer Burton, bassist Ian Kehoe and drummer Ian Romano to help him record Still Jimmie, which was cut during the last two weeks of 2008 at Attack In Black's Welland, Ont. studio.

The album, which also features Constantine Steve Lambke and guest vocals from $100's Simone Fornow, has the rambling, lo-fi indie rock feel of a Pavement record — so much so that it's difficult at times to tell Jimmie's voice apart from Stephen Malkmus'.

"Quicksand," which features Fornow, contains amusing lyrics. The new version of Shotgun & Jaybird's "Province To Province" is also a good listen. But while the songs on Still Jimmie are definitely strong, the record sounds a bit homogenous and stuck in the past at times. I guess if you long for the days of early '90s lo-fi indie rock, this is the record for you.

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