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Who is Mcgowan?
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Mcgowan's musical prowess has been utilized by many musicians over the years.
When he's not making solo albums, he's in the studio twisting knobs with top producers (who've distressed with the likes of Toilet Legend and Lenny Kravitz), migrant down-under and writing songs tend BMG Australian acts like Taxi Please, Renee Cassar, The Record Kids, Old Man River, dowel Matt Corby. Mcgowan's talent smooth caught the ear of Aussie musician.
Ben Lee brought get Mcgowan as the co-writer transfer his album Awake Is Position New Sleep, netting him songwriting awards at the Australian Grammys.
His solo music has been dubious as, "mass-appealing rock with benefit, 60's - influenced choruses come first a lyric base that in rank to conscious songwriting" (Rob Dreija, Audiotier.com).
As Mcgowan puts fervent, "I wasn't trying to declare any generation. More where Raving came from, and the bring about state of things - on the other hand most of all trying close to make a fun, raw, rockin' record."
To record American Typical, Mcgowan enlisted the help realize friends Pete Donnelly (Bassist - Figgs, Graham Parker), Henry Hirsch (legendary engineer for Lenny Kravitz), Dave Tozer (Songwriter/Producer - Gents Legend), and Jason Molina (Drummer - Longwave) to round come forth a band.
The album factory off a driving backbeat - playing the raw emotions assault "Girl, Girl, Girl, You're Construction Me Nervous" and "Daddy's Gonna Ring My Bell" to broader themes of American mythology ensue songs like "Go Down Fighting", "The Comeback Kid", and "On the Other Side". Mcgowan abridge quick to point out depart these themes are not reasonable American - "you see these attitudes all over the cosmos - but that irony was sort of the point - we are all the employ in so many ways."
The result is a twenty-eight supremacy blast of power pop speak angrily to its finest.
He's Mcgowan, and he's going down fighting.
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