http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1881&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rssLike his hero Kris Kristofferson, Atlanta's Shawn Mullins served in the airborne division of the U.S. Armed Forces when he began writing songs. After an eight-year stint in the military, Mullins set out to pursue music full time. Not surprisingly, his songwriting style is closely aligned with the narrative country that Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt established long ago. But Mullins isn't one of those roots rock geeks imitating his influences. Although his roots run deep in that soil, he's inspired by Celtic, gospel, '60s guitar pop and all kinds of folk music. Mullins released five albums on indie labels before seeing any kind of measurable success. All that changed when he released his first full-length for Sony/Columbia. The plantinum-selling <I>Soul's Core</I> was a fine balance of uplifting messages, spiky irreverence and fascinating story lines that garnered the craggy singer a whole new audience. He also is involved in an outfit called the Thorns, which includes power pop prodigy Matthew Sweet and singer-songwriter Pete Droge. Their sound is a bit more borrowed than Mullins' own material, but if you like delightfully derivative songs that sound like the Los Angelino canyon rock crooners of the late 1960s and early '70s (think Crosby, Stills & Nash or the Mamas and the Papas), definitely check out this band. And then listen to Mullins' <I>9th Ward Pickin' Parlor,</I> which blends the slivers of harmonious soul found in the Thorns with his own narrative know-how, to create this love song to the fallen, but not broken, New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. - Eric SheaRootsen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:41:57 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1881&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss Like his hero Kris Kristofferson, Atlanta's Shawn Mullins served in the airborne division of the U.S. Armed Forces when he began writing songs. After an eight-year stint in the military, Mullins set out to pursue music full time. Not surprisingly, his songwriting style is closely aligned with the narrative country that Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt established long ago. But Mullins isn't one of those roots rock geeks imitating his influences. Although his roots run deep in that soil, he's inspired by Celtic, gospel, '60s guitar pop and all kinds of folk music. Mullins released five albums on indie labels before seeing any kind of measurable success. All that changed when he released his first full-length for Sony/Columbia. The plantinum-selling <I>Soul's Core</I> was a fine balance of uplifting messages, spiky irreverence and fascinating story lines that garnered the craggy singer a whole new audience. He also is involved in an outfit called the Thorns, which includes power pop prodigy Matthew Sweet and singer-songwriter Pete Droge. Their sound is a bit more borrowed than Mullins' own material, but if you like delightfully derivative songs that sound like the Los Angelino canyon rock crooners of the late 1960s and early '70s (think Crosby, Stills & Nash or the Mamas and the Papas), definitely check out this band. And then listen to Mullins' <I>9th Ward Pickin' Parlor,</I> which blends the slivers of harmonious soul found in the Thorns with his own narrative know-how, to create this love song to the fallen, but not broken, New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. - Eric Shea http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24224375&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss Roots Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Shawn Mullins Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.24224375 alb.24224375 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.0 Live At The Variety Playhouse alb.24224375 2008-11-24 00:00:00.0 2008-11-25 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24224375&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24224375&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18444803&variant=play&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Shawn Mullins Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.18444803 alb.18444803 Shawn Mullins art.1881 9.99 Honeydew alb.18444803 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/0/2/1382058_170x170.jpg 2008-03-11 00:00:00.0 2008-03-11 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18444803&variant=play&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18444803&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.18065216&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Fdiscography.rss Roots Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Shawn Mullins Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.18065216 alb.18065216 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.0 Honeydew - 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