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Graham Lindsey’s latest offering Hell Under The Skullbones has already been hailed “a triumphant masterwork of the first order” (Kindamuzik) and “a CD where you get the feeling you are listening to something sensational. A CD of a man who can and will with any luck become very big.” (Plato Magazine)

The ten song “excellent mid-sized album” (Heaven Magazine) is “fiery folk-blues-twang, augmented by notable cameos from Van Dyke Parks, pedal steel whiz Greg Leisz and ex-Captain Beefheart guitarist Moris Tepper.” (Uncut Magazine) Also featured are upright bassist Larry Taylor (Tom Waits) and Nick Vincent (Frank Black and the Catholics) among others.

The sophomore effort and follow up to his critically acclaimed 2003 debut Famous Anonymous Wilderness is “different than its predecessor… but the quality of the songs has not declined. Striking, rather dark roots songs.” (Ctrl.Alt.Country) Produced by
Steve Deutsch (Van Dyke Parks, Linda Thompson, Lisa Loeb), it was first released in Europe January 16, 2006 on Sonic Rendezvous and spent the month of February as #1 on the Euro Americana Chart. Hell Under The Skullbones was recently released August 15, 2006 in the U.S. on Spacebar Recordings.

Graham’s previously unreleased song “No Way Out But Down” was included on Bloodshot Records’ anniversary compilation
For A Decade Of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records released October 25, 2005. His song was called “one of the most haunting down-home performances” (Isthmus) on the 2-disc set.

Graham’s debut Famous Anonymous Wilderness was released September 2, 2003 on Catamount Records of Nashville, TN. Featured on a special edition of NPR's All Songs Considered as well as making it onto dozens of top ten lists, it was most notably heralded by No Depression Magazine as “the most audacious roots songwriter’s debut since Gillian Welch’s Revival.” It also received Honorable Mention for Best Debut/Artist and was chosen as one of the Top Forty Albums of 2003 by Harp magazine.

The album was written during a self-imposed exile in a rural Nebraska farmhouse basement when he was only 25. After many brief and repudiated moves around the country (New Orleans and Brooklyn among them) and having spent most of his adolescence in punk rock bands, including “the world’s youngest punk band” Old Skull, Graham began writing the punk influenced folk songs that would become Famous Anonymous Wilderness.

Various tracks from the debut have received national and international radio airplay on a variety of public, college, community, and AA radio stations, specialty shows, XM Satellite Radio, and numerous net streams.

Photo by Stephen SperaIn December of 2004 Uncut Magazine featured Graham’s song “Dead Man’s Waltz” on their cover-mount CD Tracks Inspired By Bob Dylan –Volume 2 alongside Richie Havens, John Prine, Steve Goodman, Billy Bragg and others.

"Emma Rumble" was used in the opening credit sequence of the feature film Dunsmore (starring W. Earl Brown, Talia Shire, Barry Corbin) directed by Peter Spirer.

Graham has performed as official tour support for Wayne "The Train" Hancock as well as having opened for acts including Robbie Fulks, Lou Barlow, The Hackensaw Boys, Two Cow Garage, Oh Susanna, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, and Laurie Stirratt. He has also shared stages with Dave Heumann (Palace Brothers), and Dave Bergander (Celebration).

 

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