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- Summary: The Martha's Vineyard native recorded this debut LP of intelligent, folky rock when he was 19.
- Record Label: Team Love
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Top Track
| Oxygen | |
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| I wanna be better than oxygen So you can breathe when you're drowning and weak in the knees I wanna speak louder than Ritalin For all the children... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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There’s no way he sounds 19.
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MojoHe sings with committed restraint and plays outspoken guitar. [Feb 2005, p.95]
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UrbThere is something uniquely authentic about Mason's music. [Mar 2006, p.114]
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Q MagazinePacked with intriguing melodies. [Mar 2005, p.99]
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Filter[His] roughhewn compositions shuffle along with a shambolic charm, giving the collection an earthy appeal and conversational warmth. [#16, p.96]
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This is the folky, bluesy, jangly-guitar-slinging sound of somebody who has made a practice of walking in boots three sizes too big for so long that they finally fit, and it delivers enough promise to inspire big ideas about what could happen when he outgrows them.
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You can't help but warm to him.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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LukeMMay 11, 2007
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cackleNov 22, 2005i bought this album about a year ago, and it is still in my cd player. I think that says it all
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ElinorESep 19, 2005
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Apr 11, 2013
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DanJMay 11, 2005This isn't a CD you will like on your first listen, give it a week though and it grows on you in a big way. Best album of 2005 thus far.
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AliRMar 14, 2005Despite some good moments the albums ultimately disappointing. Roll on album number 2.
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JohnMMar 11, 2005This album has some brilliant moments (namely oxygen) but is quite disappointing amid the hype.
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