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Record Review: Tommy Stinson, One Man Mutiny

by Dave Gil de Rubio on April 13, 2012

Far from living off his Replacements fame following the band’s 1991 breakup, Tommy Stinson has kept busy as both a frontman (Bash & Pop, Perfect) and a bassist in two bands (Guns N’ Roses, Soul Asylum).

With the self-released One Man Mutiny, Stinson finally got around to recording his follow-up to his 2004 solo debut, Village Gorilla Head. These ten songs don’t offer a lot of surprises but still manage to give a solid overview of the Minneapolis native’s songwriting skill set.

Opener “Don’t Deserve You” is a jangly stomper that quickly gives way to other gems—the slide-soaked Exile On Main Street earworm “It’s a Drag,” the ethereal slack-key guitar-kissed “Zero to Stupid” and “Destroy Me,” a duet with fiancée Emily Roberts who comes off sounding like Lucinda Williams.

‘Mats fans will be psyched to discover “Match Made In Hell,” a tongue-in-cheek odd couple ditty with a luau vibe that was co-written by Paul Westerberg. Stinson’s sophomore bow will also have a portion of album sales go towards funding Haiti’s Timatec Schools, an organization that houses and provides skilled trade education for abandone and orphaned youths in Port-au-Prince.

Rating: 7.5/10

Tommy Stinson will perform at Union Hall on Sunday, 4.15.

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