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SODY 034LP
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"Miller Carr hails from the idyllic, alpine wilderness of Northern California's Shasta County. The Carr family line is entrenched in the region's history: the original descendents were gold rush chancers, his grandfather a county judge, great uncle a District Attorney, and his father a liberal free-spirited lawyer turned history professor. Now a resident of the City By The Bay, Miller recorded this absolute modern masterpiece in the heated swamps of Brooklyn during the summer of 2005. The music recalls the sound of Bob Dylan's darkest mid-'60s work, with ghostly organs and melodicas complimenting Miller's impressionistic lyrics. He also follows a line of current brilliant melodicists such as Rufus Wainwright, Cass McCombs, and the UK's Ed Harcourt and is one of the few artists nowadays that can appropriate the vibe and songwriting verve of Tom Waits without resorting to the mimicking of Waits' grizzled, mumbling groan. In the present day indie scene's parade of musical hucksters peddling clichéd rehashes of the past, Miller Carr's debut will surely resonate with music fans looking for an inspired revision of classic songcraft and musical bewilderment."
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SODY 014CD
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"The long-anticipated full-length debut from Isota's first band, Birds of America. A beautifully understated song cycle, all scratchy emotion, lo-fi indie charm, and lyrical whimsy from Nathaniel Russell. For fans of Devendra Banhart, The Microphones, and Neutral Milk Hotel."
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SODY 026CD
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...Greed. "The Isota Records 7" Singles Club, one of the most critically lauded of its sort, finally makes it to CD. Most of the singles from which these songs were culled were limited to 500 copies and have officially sold out. The compilation will feature tracks that have never been available on CD before by Will Oldham (Palace, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy), Department of Eagles, Low Flying Owls, Gerald Collier, Colin Michael Gagon (a.k.a Monitor Records recording artist EZT), Birds Of America, and many more. Also contains tracks from The Black Keys, Boyskout, and The Capsules."
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