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- Summary: The sixth solo release for Yo La Tengo bassist James McNew finds him playing all of the instruments on 13 tracks that veer from style to style but share a certain lo-fi charm. There are ten originals and three covers, including the unlikely album-closing take on Thin Lizzy's "Cowboy Song."
- Record Label: Shrimper
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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The ability to make a genuine album -- and not just a collage of songs -- from a wide interest in musical styles is truly what makes this album such a delightful and great surprise.
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An intelligent brew of bare-bones Casio drumbeats, static-driven guitar lines and widescreen arrangements.
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The WireA very nice slab of pan-generic, lof-fi, yearn-pop. [#231, p.59]
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BlenderMcNew adds his own hybrid theory, wittily merging classic and iconoclastic by exploring his influences. [May 2003, p.116]
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A remarkably diverse and irresistible collection of songs.
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MagnetHe slouches in with "Sisters" and begins his album-long teetering on the brink of affectation, sounding like a teenager with restratint. [#59, p.89]
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[An] album that, like its predecessors, is as accomplished as it is stunted, waddling wadlessly towards its intentional exile on Cute Island.
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[Anonymous]Mar 19, 2004great album. i dont understand the bad reviews
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