2010-01-26
Anyone who thanks chickens in their album liner notes is alright with me. Texas musician, Matt Sever (who really was an electrician at one time) does just that on this, his sixth album. I'll forgive him for covering "Faithfully", because I quite liked the rest of this release. It's full of fun instrumentation provided by Matt, his producer, Mark Addison, and occasional guests. The narrative lyrics are fun and hold my interest...I want to know what happens next. It's hard for me to pick a favorite here, but check out "For Angela" or the title track for starters. Rebecca Ruth
Clumsy Fingers
Only A Fool Would Try
HARLEM PARLOR MUSIC CLUB
SALT OF THE EARTH
THE DIXIE BEE-LINERS
Ripe
Angie And The Deserters
You
JAY FARRAR/BENJAMIN GIBBARD
One Fast Move or I'm Gone
Amos Lee
Amos Lee
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