Jim White New York, New York
He's that erstwhile druggie, drifting, storytelling, taxi-driving, recovering Pentecostal maverick talent from Pensacola,
Florida who took sadcore outer-space alt.country by storm.
"From the splinter in the hand, to the thorn in the heart
to the shotgun to the head
you got no choice but to learn to glean solace from pain
or youโll end up cynical or dead."
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Jim White recommends:
Nothing To Win Nothing To Lose
by anchor & the butterfly
Completely unknown Australian couple who make AMAZING Americana music.
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Promises
by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
supported by 15 fans who also own โCombing My Hair in a Brand New Styleโ
hypnotic and incredibly moving
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supported by 11 fans who also own โCombing My Hair in a Brand New Styleโ
If Bill Callahan sang "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" in his silky baritone, it would probably sound profound. That's why we, as listeners, are spoiled. Not only does Bill have one of the most beautiful voices in the music, he is also one of America's greatest poets.
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I Inside the Old Year Dying
by PJ Harvey
supported by 10 fans who also own โCombing My Hair in a Brand New Styleโ
Not her more accessible album, to put it mildly. There are some tracks with a hidden beauty, but in most of them, the text is king and music almost disappears. Maybe it should have been released as "Spoken word"?
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Nevermine (EP)
by caroline lazar
Delicate, minimal, spacious folk with a shadowy edge from a young Miami singer-songwriter.
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Walk Thru Me
by The Folk Implosion
Lou Barlow & John Davis return as Folk Implosion, with 10 more songs that are sweetly tuneful.
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