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The Deli Magazine
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Andrew Vladeck’s self-titled debut album is a highly musical, soulful result of a lot of years of playing and touring. His eclectic family of songs pays the listener in full... Read entire interview. (By Marie Helene)
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The L Magazine
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THE DAILY PICK. The perfect blend of Midwestern thoughulness and New Yorker gruff. Some have even compared his post-Americana rock to the Boss. Yowza. |
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Jon Sobel
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Jon Sobel writes, "New York City banjo icon, Andrew Vladeck's vivid story-songs are made of the best elements of rock, soul and American roots music...Vladeck is a musical citizen of the world with an original voice, crafting appealing songs that twist and turn in surprising ways, both musically and storywise."
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The Village Voice
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His upbeat music is bold and brassy... this ex-urban park ranger is nothing but fun. (Aber) |
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The Independent Weekly (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
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CRITIC's PICK! Vladeck combines Springsteen blue-collar concerns with Steely Dan wit and austerity, rendering American aphorisms that are clever without being too clever, smart without being sewn of smarty pants. -- Grayson Currin |
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Nashville Scene
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CRITIC'S PICK! A regular on the downtown Manhattan club circuit, this multi-instrumentalist combines banjo with mid-tempo rock grooves. |
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Music Connection (Los Angeles)
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Absolutely entertaining stuff here from an East Coast singer/songwriter. Not doing what everyone else is doing these days...songs sound modern, yet have this historical, Americana feel to them.
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Hartford Advocate
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CRITIC's PICK! When one ponders rock music from New York, one does not often include the sounds of the ukulele or the banjo. Nonetheless, Andrew Vladeck, a resident of the music mecca that is the Lower East Side, blends these sounds effortlessly in his quest to produce juiced up, folkafied rock compositions. Influenced by gritty, determined musicians like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and the Band, Vladeck started hot wiring beat-up instruments to create his own unique melodic persona. He´s received tons of praise for the inventiveness of his self-titled debut. |
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Columbia Daily Spectator
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Elizabeth Wade writes, "Andrew Vladeck, is poised between folk and rock, ready to break into either but truly belonging to neither. He combines pieces of pop music history as disparate as honky-tonk country and Motown bass lines to create a sound entirely of the moment... blends styles, traditions, and technology into the best electric banjo solo you’ll ever hear."
Kelly Collins writes, "Vladeck came on and restored my hope that yes, something true and real exists in the miry pit of college music -- if indeed Andrew can be considered part of the genre."
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Indie-Music (North Carolina)
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Vladeck plays Americana folk/rock on banjos, ukuleles, electric guitars, and in the opening track, I could swear he's bearing down on a violin with a saw blade. Through it all, he warbles in a way I can only describe as a deep-grooved drawl filled with bleary-eyed nights, hot coffee, scuffed boots, and flickering neon diner signs. If you are desperate to hear something completely different, put on this CD... And it will definitely scrape the Top 40 glitter right off your stereo.
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Sugarzine
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Though the album is sometimes contradictory (imagine Phish vs. Pavement, or the Bob Dylan vs. Aerosmith on “Avenue U”) all musical contributions fit, with simultaneous pairings and triplings of harmonica, organ, horns. by Brian Klunk
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The Musicians' Exchange
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Vladeck is an intelligent songwriter who isn’t afraid to stand on the ledge. I hope some smart A&R person picks this guy up. Vladeck should be on the radio. |
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Smother
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EDITOR'S PICK! No way did this album happen in New York City. How honestly could you fuse a ukulele and long-neck banjo that glaze Americana and roots rock with a veneer of Midwest attitude that ingeminates Dylan but without sounding like a cliché. Andrew Vladeck without a doubt has his own voice and will be turning heads fast enough to induce whiplash.
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Evolution of Media
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Every song here is muscially dazzling and lyrically compelling. Some music label should do themselves a favor and sign this guy A.S.A.P. |
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Feeling Anxious
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It’s an immensely enjoyable album. For urban dwellers, this cd will allow you to get in touch with your country side. For those living in small towns, you’ll hear a more familiar sound, but with New York City edge. For any music enthusiast, Andrew Vladeck brings something completely new to the table.
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Soundviews (Brooklyn)
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Vladeck’s music is like a dog riding in a car with its head out the window. |
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AM-New York
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Vladeck is the master of the hot-wired banjo. |
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