Metropolitan Swamp

Metropolitan Swamp

Editorial Reviews
<"b00005awbp5020"> Commercial Appeal, Memphis TN
"This New York-based trio delivers the goods...Mark's songs walk a fine line between irony and regret..."

<"b00005awbp2999"> About the Artist
The music of Paul Mark & the Van Dorens from New York City explodes with raw songwriting talent and an all-for-one live band sound. Music videos and six-figure publicity budgets can't synthesize the attitude of PM&VDs. It's' live and it's raucous, a sensation bred from years of road work and hundreds of three-sets-a-night gigs. Mark's songwriting vision includes a broad mix of American popular music while imposing a quirky individuality, rich with profound irony and humor, over every note. The... read more

<"b00005awbp4999"> Album Description
Co-produced by Jim Gaines and Paul Mark and recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis. A dozen original tunes by Mark, including the hilarious I'm Going Blind, the soul searing Bridge to the Other Side and the cool-swinging She Found Religion. By all means borrow money to buy this CD, then listen to Who Don't I.O.? A ferocious and relentless follow-up from this quirky songwriter and his crack combo that asserts Go Big was no fluke.