The Lousy Dance Explained

The Lousy Dance
Type:	studio
Artist:	Simon Joyner
Cover:	Simon Joyner TheLousyDance cover.jpg
Released:	19 October 1999
Recorded:	April 1999
Genre:	Indie Folk, Alternative, Lo-Fi
Length:	49:44
Label:	Truckstop
Producer:	Michael Krassner^[1]
Prev Title:	Yesterday, Tomorrow, And In Between
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Hotel Lives
Next Year:	2001

The Lousy Dance is an album by Simon Joyner, released in 1999.^[2]

Critical reception

Exclaim! called the album "a modern folk sound—campfire confessionals done up in a cosmopolitan context."^[3] CMJ New Music Report praised Joyner's "quiet intensity and folk-like musical rudiments."^[4]

Personnel

• Simon Joyner – Vocals, Guitar
• Jessica Billey – Violin
• Jeb Bishop – Trombone
• Chris Deden – Percussion
• Joe Ferguson – Engineering
• Ryan Hembrey – Bass
• Wil Hendricks – Piano, Accordion, Vibes
• Charles Kim – Pedal Steel
• Glenn Kotche – Drums, Percussion
• Michael Krassner – Electric Guitar, Production, Engineering
• Fred Lonberg-Holm – Cello, String and Horn Arrangements
• Ernst Long – Flugelhorn, Trumpet
• Ken Vandermark – Clarinet

External links

• The Lousy Dance on Bandcamp
• The Lousy Dance credits information at Discogs
• Information on Black Dogs & Yellow Birds
• Review by Tim McMahan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Simon Joyner, The Trunk Space, 7/16/12. Troy. Farah. Phoenix New Times.
2. Web site: Simon Joyner | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Simon Joyner The Lousy Dance | Exclaim!. exclaim.ca.
4. Mamone . Jordan M. . Reviews . CMJ New Music Report . Oct 18, 1999 . 60 . 639 . 22.