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2008-01-26
On her third disc, Tift Merritt treads the same earnest path traveled by countless singer/songwriters who craft discs with heartfelt lyrics and pleasant instrumental backing. The problem with this approach is that unless the songs strike an emotional chord with the listener they are nothing more than pleasant background music. By and large that is the case here with the bulk of the songs drifting on by with little to distinguish one from another. Exceptions include the popish sounding "Broken", the lush and warm "I Know What I’m Looking for Now", the slightly rocking "Tell Me Something True", which hits home with some saucy horn charts, and "My Heart is Free" which has a heavier electric groove. Smitty
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Ballad Of The Broken Seas
Serena Ryder
If Your Memory Serves You Well
OKKERVIL RIVER
The Stage Names
Ane Brun – Changing of the Seasons
Changing of the Seasons
My Brightest Diamond
Tear It Down
THE GORIES
The Shaw Tapes: Live in Detroit 5/27/88
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