Old Town Crier

You

Self-Released

Old Town Crier is Massachusetts singer/songwriter Jim Lough and friends. The music is good, guitar-based indie folk/rock, perfect for adult alternative radio. It's light and nimble on its feet and good for walking around to.

It's also very political, from the left. For instance “Coal River Mountain” is about strip mining and mountain top removal in West Virginia, and about what happened to the mountain. The Coal River Mountain Watch opposes strip mining in the region. 

The opening track, "You," the most rock track, is about how the people standing together will never be defeated. Though he’s pointed in his politics, he doesn’t preach or hector, just explains the issues.

The album is a benefit for three US House candidates: Christine Olivo (FL-26), Angelica Duenas (CA-29), and Derek Marshall (CA-23). I support donating to them, and to the Democrats in any contest in your state, and vote for them, not election deniers and those who would trash democracy. (For me, it's Pennsylvania: everyone, vote for Fetterman and Shapiro, keep Oz and Doug M out of Washington and Harrisburg.)

Whether you’re a disaffected Republican who can’t stand what the GOP has become, or of the left, this album will get you fired up to do whatever you can to help our country. You’ll hear some great music and think about the issues, as well.

Andrea Weiss