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put us out of our sweet misery
June 5th, 2005Cynthia G. Mason “Surprise, AZ”
the believer knows something: philly bands are awesome. that’s why they’ve been featured on the believer comps. well, its time for another to shine. as reported at pitchfork, this cd will feature bands covering another band / artist. [also to note is that two of my faves, spoon and the constantines, are on the comp as well. the cons recorded their contribution here in philly, with edan cohen at soundgun studios.]
while i love the ornate touches on richard buckner’s totally classic “surprise, az”, particularly the dobro and harmonica, sometimes i cant but feel that it might be made better if it were well, made under. and who better than cynthia mason, one of my favorite local musicians to perform the task? recorded with just some light fingerpicking on the guitar, cynthia’s voice slips back and forth between the two poles of talking and singing, never pledging allegiance to either, which makes the gray area covered in buckner’s lyrics ever more affecting.
(Find out more about Cynthia G Mason here)