At the Cut picks up where North Star Deserter left off, with the explosive opening tune 'Coward' displaying all the epic soaring thrust this band is capable of. Vic debuted this song as part of Jem Cohen's 'film hallucination' Empires Of Tin when it was performed live with the touring band at the 2007 Vienna Film Festival. Re-recorded for At the Cut, it certainly does cut to the chase, as Vic bellows 'I am a coward' to trigger a massive unison instrumental line, reinforcing the tune's double edged opening ...   [ read more ]

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This recording is an overview of American traditional favorites from the Revolutionary War through the ragtime era. The instrumentation featured is a combination of 6- and 12-string guitars, 5-string and fretless banjo, dulcimers, piano and tin whistle. ~ MusD, All Music Guide

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Star Power is the third in a series of compilations featuring indie bands doing seventies K-Tel and AM radio covers, a gimmicky concept that has some occasionally wretched results. There are, of course, a few scores on the record: Southern Culture on the Skids raunches up the classic "Venus," and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet do a typically amazing job with "Popcorn" -- but for every decent track like Red Red Meat's version of "I'm Not in Love," there's a lamentable attempt at wac...   [ read more ]

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