A fourteen-song set documenting The Decemberists' lead singer/songwriter's 2006 solo tour. Meloy was heralded by Rolling Stone as 'a master of improbable juxtaposition: arcane, detailed fictions of star-crossed passion and avenging bloodshed dressed up in indie rock jangle, la-de-da choruses, and vintage prog-rock bombast' in a review of The Decemberists' show in NY's Central Park last spring. By contrast, the live solo album presents him in a stripped down, acoustic setting. Of the thirteen Meloy original...   [ read more ]

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Like many before him, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) was a frustrated college student before he was an acclaimed songwriter. While majoring in English, with an emphasis on creative writing at the University of Montana, he also played in an alternative-countryish band called Tarkio. This is their catalog on two cds with a booklet full of information. Twenty-seven tracks of pour alt-country delight.

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A collection of Cole Porter and Rogers and Hammerstein-inspired songs unearthed after decades of exile in one of America's foremost music institutions, and given new life by RECLINERLAND's MICHAEL GEORGE JOHNSON (or so sayeth Johnson in his 32 pages of liner notes). Twelve songs featuring Johnson at the piano with guests COLIN MELOY (DECEMBERISTS), ADAM SELZER (NORFOLK AND WESTERN), CHAD CROUCH (BLANKET MUSIC), and MORGAN GRACE joining him on the microphone. The songs are buoyed by trumpet, stand up bass, ...   [ read more ]

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