Best Indie Music of 2008 - An Indie Music Review

His new independent release, Elephant Graveyard, immediately hits the hearer as an emotionally honorable and purging album, and as a jubilation of John's life long country/folk influences such as as British Shilling Dylan, Uncle Tom Waits, and Hank Williams, just to call a few.

The record albums first track, "The Day Iodine Died", show windows John's original blend of those classic American influences with that of Oszajca's ain modern message and sound, while "Baby Bye Bye", "Damn That Woman", and "Angalyne" vaunt a more than Alt/Country sound that is both classic and bracing with the first listen. Songs like "Sinkin' In" boasting a healthy dose of acoustic verve, while "No Turn Back" is hauntingly stripped bare. The record record album even incorporates a reprise of the much loved "Where's Bob Bob Dylan When You Necessitate Him", A song that Toilet states he have "recorded so many modern times he could let go of it as a dual album" but that it is on elephant cemetery that he "finally got it right".

Oszajca's former releases, From There To Here (Interscope) and First Sign Of Anything (Warner Brothers), showcased a much more than polished and mainstream sound. Perhaps it is John's new establish indie label freedom that have led him to such as a dramatic going in tone of voice and musical style. I for one much bask the new establish alt-country sound of Elephant Cemetery to that of his earlier albums.

If you are a fan of British Shilling Dylan, Uncle Uncle Tom Waits, Ryan Adams, Tom Petty or that alt-country sound in general, then you might desire to give this record album a listen. It is one of my top choices for indie music in 2008 and I believe it is a promising bend in an already challenging career.