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"One of Chicago's
best songwriters...Hugh Hart has written a fine collection of 11 tunes...the
debut scatters lots of habit-forming hooks and gritty melodies with practically
unconscious ease."
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
''Two-car
garage rock, Stones-juiced pop...Hart is the most cunning and productive songwriter the local
rock community has produced since the mid-70's...one of the bright new figures
on the club scene..."
Chicago
SunTimes
"A GUITAR-FUELED POP
WONDER...Wedge has a mighty firm grasp on its own pop sensibilties...add
the amount of melodic care that's spoonfed into each song, and what emerges is
a solid collection of infectious, memorable tracks."
College Music
Journal
''...classically-tailored rock
and roll that incorporates swaggering R&B, rumbling quasi-psychedelia
and harmonica-dusted acoustic strum-alongs. Hugh Hart skillfully layers wry
lyrics, distinctive vocal melodies and sharply plotted chord progressions over
tough hooks to create pieces that are thoroughly contemporary."
Chicago READER
B I O
G R A P H Y
In 1995, Hugh wrote and sang all the material on "Wedge," which made CMJ's top ten most added album list in April 1996. Later that year he performed at Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe. Hugh contributed the title track and eight other songs to the "One Heart" album by Chicago blues belter Vanessa Davis. He collaborates frequently with critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Doug Hoekstra and soul diva Suzanne Palmer, who has recorded several of their co-written tunes.
W O R K S O N G S
The Hugh solo debut, recorded at
Chicago's Rax Trax Studios, serves up tales from the front lines. A 9-to-5 guy
falls for a stripper ("Sway"). A freelancer vents ("One Day Mule"). A cabbie
yearns for the good life ("Creme Brulee"). Eleven songs in all, featuring Hugh
on vocals, harmonica, Hammond organ and the Mighty Casio, plus guest turns by
some of Chicago's finest guitar slingers.