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    HM Magazine #96/Strongtower Is My Home

    Strongtower Is My Home

    Laughter in the Morning

    (2002)

    Reviewed by Matthew J. Scott

    Label independentHM Magazine #96July/August 2002
    acousticamericanafolk rockindie pop

    Bubba Jennings is back with more of his smooth folk-rock influenced by the wonderful era we call the late 60s and early 70s. Laughter In The Morning LP is simple in its instrumentation and delivery, simple like sitting in an independent (non-chain) coffee shop with a double mocha and listening to the quiet (though not always) but captivating music of someone who has created something for the sake of creating it, as opposed to as the means to an end. The record is also a story of sorts. The weaving of male and female vocals gives the album a Belle and Sebastian-like quality, a diversity in style and structure that moves the words along in the way the songs of a musical move along the theatrical storyline. Fab. Write: Strongtower, P.O. Box 50353, Billings, MT 59105.

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    HM Magazine #93Reviewed by Doug Van PeltIf you are mesmerized by the sultry Americana sounds of Havalina Rail Co., then this album will get and keep your attention. One listen to Laughter In The Morning will tell you that this group loves music, and you can almost see the joy they derive from their various instruments. Their songwriting and sense of melody is no small matter, either. The word "smart" comes to mind in the hook…

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