Ten Ton Man Crosses "Fine Line" with Sultry New Music Video
featuring Burlesque Dancer Dirty Martini
New York based Americana trio Ten Ton Man has released their new music video "Fine Line", the second single off the group's new three-track Chunk of Change EP that is set to release on April 8, 2014.
Set in a bawdy, back-alley theatre, the video features world-famous burlesque dancer Dirty Martini who smothers a man to death as Ten Ton Man performs their song "Fine Line" in the background. Frontman and band creator Paul Livornese wrote the song as a metaphor for addiction. He sings in his signature deep baritone: It’s the tagline / Of this old crime / It’s my new bride / For the tenth time / She looks so fine / This century’s mine...There’s a fine line / To a grand time.
Sound of Confusion described the single "Fine Line" as "a bluesy, almost rootsy form of Americana that will sit nicely in your collection next to Tom Waits or Grinderman, it's not just the visuals that provide the atmosphere." Regarding the video, SoC goes on to say, "Cinematic in its ambience, 'Fine Line' is part Western movie and part Tarantino in its sinister undertones...Dark, dirty, dangerous and suggestive, the perfect match has been made between the visuals and the song."
The Chunk of Change EP follows the group's critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which they released in Sept 2012. The Aquarian calls the band’s first release "timeless", saying, "One of the defining elements...is that they’re based on real stories from his life, making them all the more three-dimensional and personal to the touch." Commercial Free UK raves, "Ten Ton Man has very uniquely found the perfect recipe for Americana."Review You says, “With Livornese on vocals, Ten Ton Man introduces listeners to vocal strength and talent not present in the music industry, until their arrival.”
Set in a bawdy, back-alley theatre, the video features world-famous burlesque dancer Dirty Martini who smothers a man to death as Ten Ton Man performs their song "Fine Line" in the background. Frontman and band creator Paul Livornese wrote the song as a metaphor for addiction. He sings in his signature deep baritone: It’s the tagline / Of this old crime / It’s my new bride / For the tenth time / She looks so fine / This century’s mine...There’s a fine line / To a grand time.
Sound of Confusion described the single "Fine Line" as "a bluesy, almost rootsy form of Americana that will sit nicely in your collection next to Tom Waits or Grinderman, it's not just the visuals that provide the atmosphere." Regarding the video, SoC goes on to say, "Cinematic in its ambience, 'Fine Line' is part Western movie and part Tarantino in its sinister undertones...Dark, dirty, dangerous and suggestive, the perfect match has been made between the visuals and the song."
The Chunk of Change EP follows the group's critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which they released in Sept 2012. The Aquarian calls the band’s first release "timeless", saying, "One of the defining elements...is that they’re based on real stories from his life, making them all the more three-dimensional and personal to the touch." Commercial Free UK raves, "Ten Ton Man has very uniquely found the perfect recipe for Americana."Review You says, “With Livornese on vocals, Ten Ton Man introduces listeners to vocal strength and talent not present in the music industry, until their arrival.”
More about Ten Ton Man
Formed in 2011, the three core members of Ten Ton Man include Paul Livornese (lead vocals, guitar,whistling), Paul Dugan (upright bass and arco bass arrangements), and Paul Triff (drums, cajon, percussion) in addition to William Holshouser on accordion. The Chunk of Change EP was recorded at Galuminum Foil in Brooklyn, New York. The trio has been consistently performing in major NYC venues, including Pianos, Arlene’s Grocery, Tammany Hall and Spike Hill.
More about Dirty Martini
Burlesque dancer Dirty Martini is best known for her over-the-top performance acts, which mostly incorporate various classic burlesque styles such as the fan dance, balloon strip tease, the Dance of Several Veils, and shadow stripping, as well as her 50s styled pin-up images. Martini regularly performs in New York City and extensively throughout North America and Europe in a wide range of venues from Carnegie Hall to weekly burlesque venues to gay leather bars.
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