Inarticulate Nature Boy is the debut solo album by American rock musician Josh Clayton-Felt. It was released on March 19, 1996, through A&M Records.[1]
| Inarticulate Nature Boy | ||||
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| Released | March 19, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–94 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 53:40 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Tony Phillips | |||
| Josh Clayton-Felt chronology | ||||
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Background and recording
editAfter the break-up of his group School of Fish, singer-guitarist Clayton-Felt began learning to play keyboards, bass, and drums in addition to guitar. He began recording 25 songs over the next few years.[2] Although his friend and former bandmate Michael Ward added some guitar tracks, and he had a little help on percussion, Clayton-Felt for the most part played all the other instruments off this album.[3] The track "Window" reached No. 49 on Radio & Records' Alternative chart.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Critic Roch Pariesien called the album "more casual, relaxed, and eccentric" than Clayton-Felt's work in School of Fish. Pariesien concludes his review by lumping Clayton-Felt "into a loose class of former-band-frontman solo artists" such as Michael Been of the Call and Ian McNabb of the Icicle Works. However, he adds, "If anyone out there, just to prove me wrong, chooses to start a campaign to make Nature Boy a huge hit rather than a tiny cult phenomenon, please let me know so I can be first in line to buy a second copy."[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Josh Clayton-Felt.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Window" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Soon Enough" | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Paint the Tree Green" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "What Do I Know" | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Dead American" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Matchbox Head" | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Bigger Than Me" | 5:02 |
| 8. | "Inarticulate Nature Boy" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Waiting" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Doubt" | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Helpless" | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Trumpet" | 4:56 |
References
edit- ^ Olson, Catherine Applefeld (Feb 10, 1996). "Former School of Fish member Clayton-Felt solos on A&M". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 6. p. 15.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Josh Clayton-Felt". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
- ^ Schabe, Patrick (2002-04-22). "Josh Clayton-Felt: Spirit Touches Ground". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ a b Parisien, Roch. "Inarticulate Nature Boy Josh Clayton-Felt". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-30.