http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1881&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.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 SheaRootsen720Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:28:31 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1881&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017044&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 1017044 tra.1017044 Shawn Mullins art.1881 1.29 Soul's Core alb.246377 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/9/4/1624929_170x170.jpg 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 true Lullaby tra.1017044 329000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017044&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017044&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2994191&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 14 May 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017047&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017047&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446883&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 18446883 tra.18446883 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 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 Fraction of a Man tra.18446883 194000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446883&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446883&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446880&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 18446880 tra.18446880 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 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 The Ballad of Kathryn Johnston tra.18446880 207000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446880&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446880&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446884&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 18446884 tra.18446884 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 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 See That Train tra.18446884 217000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446884&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446884&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017045&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 1017045 tra.1017045 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 Soul's Core alb.246377 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/9/4/1624929_170x170.jpg 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 true The Gulf Of Mexico tra.1017045 223000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017045&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017045&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446879&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 18446879 tra.18446879 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 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 Home tra.18446879 187000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446879&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446879&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446886&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 18446886 tra.18446886 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 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 Cabbagetown tra.18446886 301000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446886&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446886&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3316396&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 3316396 tra.3316396 Shawn Mullins art.1881 1.29 The Essential Shawn Mullins 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11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 18446885 tra.18446885 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 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 For America tra.18446885 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446885&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446885&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017043&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 1017043 tra.1017043 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 Soul's Core alb.246377 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/9/4/1624929_170x170.jpg 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 true Anchored In You tra.1017043 199000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017043&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017043&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017046&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 15 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 1017046 tra.1017046 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 Soul's Core alb.246377 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/9/4/1624929_170x170.jpg 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 1998-09-15 00:00:00.0 true September In Seattle tra.1017046 201000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017046&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1017046&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446889&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 18446889 tra.18446889 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 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 Rewind the Years tra.18446889 342000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446889&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446889&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010194&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 2010194 tra.2010194 Shawn Mullins art.1881 0.99 Beneath The Velvet Sun alb.216079 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/5/9/1289596_170x170.jpg 2000-10-24 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Everywhere I Go tra.2010194 233000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010194&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2010194&variant=data&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18446888&rws=%2Fshawn-mullins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Roots Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Shawn Mullins on Rhapsody Online 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