2008-08-02
The new release from Dar Williams give us more of her jangly guitars and stories about relationships and leaving a positive footprint on this earth (both environmentally and emotionally). Most of this is from her pen, with interesting exceptions "Troubled Times" (from the band Fountains of Wayne) and "Midnight Radio" (from the soundtrack of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"). Her upbeat songs are impossible to get out of your head, like "It's Alright" (with Marshall Crenshaw on guitar), "The Easy Way," and "Go to the Woods" (with Suzanne Vega). "Buzzer" is about a Yale University '60s psychological experiment. 08/08 MJVD F-Contemporary
Rachel Harrington
The Bootleggers Daughter
Amos Garrett
Acoustic Album
JAMES MCMURTRY
Just Us Kids
Mutual Admiration Society
MAS
Various Artists
Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Anniversary Collection
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Mews Too
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