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Soltero
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Out of 10 votes - Similar Artists: Silver Jews, Magnetic Fields, Yo La Tengo, Neil Young
Out of 10 votes
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Genre: Rock & Pop » Singer/Songwriter
Editor's review
Boston-based troubadour Tim Howard lives out his folk-rock fantasies as Soltero. His woozy, delicate songwriting is ably balanced against his slightly more rock 'n' roll inclinations. The result is a throwback to the intelligent singer-songwriters of the '60s and '70s without the over-earnest stigma. Howard and Soltero are making the world safe for feelings.
Biography
Soltero writes mean love songs about the freeze and thaw, the hem and haw of a young heart.
The recordings alternately feature the melancholy of Leonard Cohen and the full-band bravado of Neil Young. Some comparisons that are frequently made include Pavement, Silver Jews, and Yo La Tengo. The Boston Globe has even alleged that if Johnny Cash and Lee Hazelwood were to play together they would sound something like Soltero.
Soltero has shared bills with The Mountain Goats, Of Montreal, Brother Danielson, Mirah, Mark Robinson, Calvin Johnson, Idaho, Songs:Ohia, and The Microphones, among others.
Soltero is permanently Tim Howard and frequently others as well.
