The voice behind No Use For A Name isn’t new to the acoustic guitar seeing as he already released a split with Joey Cape a couple of years ago. But new there’s “12 Song Program”, a full-length album with… well, 12 songs.
It opens very strongly with “Capo, 4th Fret” which is pretty much the best song on the album as far as I’m concerned. In “Keira” Sly shows off his love for his daughter while “Love Sick Love” shows off his love for The Beatles and in which he’s helped out by Dance Hall Crasher’s Karina Denike. There’s a bunch more of guests contributing and not surprisingly, they all hail from the Fat Wreck roster. Swingin Utters’ Darius Koski helps out with violin and accordion on a couple of tracks as does Fat Mike with his bass. And then there’s his pal Joey Cape who pitches in his two cents on “Amends”, another album highlight.
“12 Song Program” may not be the best singer/songwriter album around and Tony may not have the perfect voice for the genre. But every single song on here is melodic, kinda catchy and more importantly, honest. That’s gotta count for something, right?
Score: 6.5 out of 10
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