Dolfish is the handle of Max Sollisch, a 22 year-old Cleveland-born country songwriter currently residing in Columbus, OH. His debut, "Your Love is Bummin’ Me Out," will be released this Valentines Day on Indiecater Records of Dublin, Ireland.
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"Sometimes true friendships are put to sever tests. Sure, it’s easy to be friendly with other people while life is good, when relationships are working and the job is going well. But what do you do when you’re doing great, yet your good friend is down in the dumps? Do you turn away and find new friends that aren’t complaining all the time? Or do you tell your friend to simply get it together — fast? Or lastly, do you bite the bullet, put your gut feelings aside and become that shoulder to cry on? If you chose the latter, through think and thin friendship approach, Lee Maddox Grocery is an album you will warm up to much faster than most.
Lee Maddox Grocery is the sound of a man falling apart. It’s all about that guy at the side of the bar crying in his beer, only to come up for air now and again to moan the blues, then sink band down into the suds. “Alone” begins with an acoustically strummed guitar, before the painful vocal comes in. “And I know that I’m alone now,” it begins, before continuing, “And I see now, it’s what she wanted for me.” This song is sung in a voice that sounds a little like Nick Cave’s, only instead of telling murder ballad stories, The Acorns express self-pity. Then on “Wasted” we hear: “Well, I’m half way to being totally fuckin’ wasted.” And maybe there is a chicken or the egg principle at play in this instance: Did he lose his woman because he was wasted all the time? Or did he start getting “totally f***in’ wasted” because his girl left him? It’s hard to be sure exactly what order this set of circumstances followed. But it is obvious that The Acorns’ singer is both woebegone and “totally f***in’ wasted” most of the time during this album.
The listener is left with the feeling that Lee Maddox Grocery is an intentionally loose recording. For instance, we hear almost every song counted off before it actually begins. These are by no means studio pros. It also sounds as though these are complete-take recordings, and not pieced together. If there is any true overdubbing on the disc after all, it’d be a big surprise to these ears. The Acorns presumably didn’t want to put out a slick package of studio product. Rather, the intent was to capture raw emotion – as raw as possible – and put it out there for an audience to behold.
Nearly every track on this album is an acoustic, folk-ish recording. The quirky, late Vic Chestnutt comes to mind many times when warbling vocals come wiggling through the mix. One titled “Go My Own Way” stands out distinctly from all the rest, however, because it’s a loud, electric guitar rock & roll song. Johnny Cash once sang, “Get rhythm, when you get the blues.” And that’s great advice! It’s particularly fine advice for The Acorns because by slowly wallowing in problems, only makes them persist for a longer period of time — like a self-pool of stagnant water.
So, do these Acorns seem like folks you can befriend? Are you patient and kind, with a keen listening ear? If you answered yes, Lee Maddox Grocery will find a place on your shopping list and in your heart. Yet if you’re always impatient and in a hurry and will not eat anywhere that doesn’t have a drive-thru, it’s highly recommended you pass this recorded musical establishment by." Dan MacIntosh / Indie Music Reviewer
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AOK - THE ALBUM. is a concept record based on life experiences and how I've been through all these struggles and yet still i have turned out "AOK." All involve some struggle or challenge and how i dealt with them. sort of a public journal... if you will. we are all soldiers. fighting some type of battle. the whole end purpose is to help someone out there. to show people that you can rise above. no matter what you have to struggle with. Hope you enjoy.
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