years_active label article_title background genre image origin name
1992 -- present mother west records tom shaner
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tom shaner

tom shaner is an american songwriter , performer , director , and writer based in new york city .
he writes and plays ghost songs , songs , waltzes , and rock and roll .
shaner released `` ghost songs , waltzes and rock and roll '' on mother west to critical acclaim in 2012 , followed by several videos and shows in new york city and ireland in early 2013 .
music journalists from rust , baby sue music review , galway independent , new york music daily , power of pop , all gave the album praising reviews .
rustzine.com said `` tom shaner is thoroughly american , completely new york , 100 % right now , and this is an album that simply must be heard .
it 's a celestial alignment of ideas , people and energies .
it 's an all-time great album , from a rarified artist .
essential . ''
the galway independent 's said `` it is this eclectic taste , which lends his dusty americana a fresh and modern sound .
there are undoubtedly strong hints of dylan and waits in his voice and songs , but , while his sound has its roots in the past , it is not stuck there .
` forever drug ' , from his latest album ` ghost songs , waltzes and rock & roll ' , for example , sounds like beck jamming with alabama 3 .
tom 's songs often have an undercurrent of humour running through them ; even the more somber numbers have an eccentricity to them that few artists can muster ... shaner 's music has an infectious swagger and underlying positivity that seems effortless . ''
he released an e.p. in 2011 titled `` get real or get gone . ''
the e.p. was reviewed favorably by a number of online magazines including neufutur and music emissions .
shaner is also involved in the production of his recordings , as well as the directing of his own videos .
according to mark morton of music emissions , `` tom shaner is a folk singer-songwriter , whose sound borders on the surreal , placing him somewhere between the realms of nick cave and tom waits .
yet , he performs with a true unpretentious earnestness akin to classic simon & garfunkel . ''
similar accolades were given by james mcquiston of neufutur magazine : `` there are few singer-songwriters that are able to create something that successfully marries the rich tradition brought the genre by luminaries like dylan and cohen in the sixties with a vitality and vibrancy that is germane to current audiences .
however , i believe that tom shaner does just that . ''
