Fear Draws Misfortune (2009, CD)

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After decades of looking longingly at each other, CHEER-ACCIDENT and
Cuneiform Records finally decided to consummate the relationship with
this CD.  C-A’s 16th full-length release delivers on every promise that
a convergence such as this might suggest:  finely-honed and intricate
compositional inventiveness, an intelligent blending of “rock” with
“non-rock” instrumentation, and an obstinate refusal to be anything
but themselves.

The music contained on Fear Draws Misfortune is simultaneously
sensitive and courageous, qualities that one would hope could live side
by side via the shared wisdom that results from a band who has persevered
through decades of thick and thin.
Listen to a clip of Sun Dies from Fear Draws Misfortune.

Variations On A Goddamn Old Man (2005, CD)

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The second in the series. This one is definitely a bit more “produced” than the first one, with the focus still being on mood, texture, and grooves. Is this Krautrock via the tape-saturated “There’s A Riot Goin’ On” while trying to find Robert Wyatt? And is that how one arrives at This Heat’s doorstep?

Listen to a clip of Await from Variations On A Goddamn Old Man.

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Variations On A Goddamn Old Man (2008, CD)

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Third in the series. We’ve established a pattern here. (Every three years…)
This one is very much the sister Old Man to the 2005 release. Sister Old Man? Does that even make sense?
Much tunefulness here as euphoria and melancholia seem to be battling it out.

Listen to a clip of Dana from Variations On A Goddamn Old Man.

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What Sequel? (2006, CD)

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The long-awaited (by whom?) followup to 1994’s seminal The Why Album. Just as long on tunefulness and even longer on ambition than its predecessor, this collection of pop gems is a satisfying listen both for folks who like a catchy tune and those who crave a bit more compositional intricacy.

Listen to a clip of All Over from What Sequel?.

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