Album Rating: 5.0
First extended soundoff in a while, this album woke me up from a 'new music' slumber...quality new releases have been very thin on the ground the last two months.
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Nice one doof.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Cheers zak, been given a day off by the missus to go to the gym and then watch the first day of the league so managed to squeeze out something for this. Already given it about seven listens!
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Album Rating: 3.4
Pos HARD!
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Album Rating: 4.0
Never really got into McCombs but the 5 has got me really tempted
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Album Rating: 5.0
Nice one Hawks bro!
Sowing - it took a while for him to become one of my current favourites, it wasn't instantaneous for me. This is definitely his most consistent so a good entry point....though if I had to pick a top 10 McCombs songs to get started with it would be something like:
1. County Line
2. I Went to the Hospital
3. Medusa's Outhouse
4. Hermit's Cave
5. Bum Bum Bum
6. I Never Dream About Trains
7. Unproud Warrior
8. Home on the Range
9. Missionary Bell
10. Memory's Stain
I'd also say if you're into Elliott Smith then songs like 'Missionary Bell' and 'Van Wyck Expressway' here are definitely in that sort of style. His album 'Dropping the Writ' is the most similar to Elliott taken as a whole.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Nice, thanks for the recs. I'll probably start here because I've always been a full album at a time guy. After that I'll definitely check out the Elliott Smith adjacent stuff because I'll probably enjoy it regardless of how I feel about this.
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Album Rating: 5.0
I'm confident there's a McCombs album for you...I'm just not sure which one that would be.
Hopefully this one ;)
Just think 'slow burner', I'd be surprised if anyone loved this entire album the first time through.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Listened to the first 2 songs already and he reminds me a bit of a lesser known artist I discovered earlier this year (Renny Conti...check his new album or at least "Looking at the Geese" when you get time). I'm digging it so far. Seems up my alley. I'll report back when I get a few full listens under my belt 🫡
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Album Rating: 5.0
Good work!
I'll put Renny Conti on my list.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Ranked/Rated:
1. I Never Dream About Trains [5 out of 5]
2. Missionary Bell [5]
3. A Girl Named Dogie [5]
4. Van Wyck Expressway [4.5]
5. Interior Live Oak [4.5]
6. Peace [4.5]
7. Who Removed the Cellar Door? [4.5]
8. Asphodel [4.5]
9. Priestess [4.5]
10 Diamonds in the Mine [4.5]
11. Home at Last [4]
12. Juvenile [4]
13. Lola Danced [4]
14. I’m Not Ashamed [4]
15. Strawberry Moon [3.5]
16. Miss Mabee [3.5]
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I like Missionary Bell a lot
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Album Rating: 5.0
Yeah, definitely one of his best, he's great when he just hits on something that seems so stripped back and easy but the song carries weight!
The only bad thing about 'Missionary Bell' in the context of this album is it's followed by the weakest song.
A few reviews saying 'I Never Dream About Trains' is 'Sinatra level' and I don't know about that, but that's also a great one imo
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Album Rating: 4.0
This is excellent. Really glad you reviewed it and brought it to my attention. Missionary Bell also stuck out to me on first spin, as did Trains. Van Wyck Expressway seems like it could become a favorite as well. Lots to unravel still but I'm easily feeling a 4.
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Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains >
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Album Rating: 5.0
Well, it's obviously a tribute and acknowledgement of that tune.
It's a style of song Cass has tried a few times before but I think he's perfected it for himself this time.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Sowing - a 4+ rating from anyone in this thread would make my day :D
Those are the three songs I thought would probably be your instant favourites.
'Home At Last' is the one I'm not sure how much I like yet, sort of his version of Nick Drake's 'Fruit Tree', self deprecating legacy stuff. Might switch places in my ranking with 'Diamonds in the Mine' which is great production but maybe just a pretty ditty.
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Album Rating: 4.0
Pos’d. This guy has always been in the background putting out good music and I never notice until much later. Giving this a listen today
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Album Rating: 5.0
RVAHC13 - Hope you dig
EDIT: 4 rating nice
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Album Rating: 5.0
'Home At Last' I keep imagining featuring on Beck's 'Mutations' album, has that feel, can hear him singing that one - is good.
'Diamonds in the Mine' is still a nice little deep cut, worst thing about it is it makes 'Strawberry Moon' straight after totally redundant.
Still loving this album.
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