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February 21, 2007
No one knows about your mouthful of cavities
The best album released in 2006 wasn't even really released, at least not in any physical form. And there's a good chance that this totally intangible album was also the group's last (that's the rumor). This music is, I think, some of the most truly inspirational (almost in the literal sense- it sort of breathes into you) I've ever heard, and I think I can say that with unique conviction (I listened to this recording hundreds of times this past fall, usually while I was writing stories, and found that it put me in just the right frame of mind). It's a shame that they won't ever release anything else, because I know they played at least 5 or 6 more original songs (and a nice cover of Django Reinhardt's 'Tears') when I saw them live in Philly, and it would be so wonderful to be able to hear those again too.
Adam and Alden - Live at the Blue Monday, 1/14/2006 (scroll down, it's a zip of the whole show)
If I had the money to start a label and put out an album, this is the first thing I'd release.
I will, of course, talk more about some of Adam and Alden's specific songs at some point in the near future ('Baroquen' and 'Blade Run Out' are two favorites). Also, I've got a contest in mind- I'll probably put it up in the next few days.
Posted by Kevin at February 21, 2007 07:43 PM