Friday, October 23, 2009




Brian Black had this record on when we came over to watch the premiere of Benjamin's terrific film, Breaking and Entering. My interest was peaked, so I went out and bought it. Its total ear candy, a record you can throw on just about any time, and please everyone in the room. After a lovely opening track "Dear God Sincerely MOF", the album jumps right into Traveling Wilbury's territory-not just with the theme of folk hero supergroup (M. Ward, Jim James, Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis), but in the tossed off writing and overall sound, which apes Jeff Lynne's production to a tee. While there are some definite stinkers here, all four members make great contributions and the album overall is a joy to listen to.

Here's one of those Wilbury's sounding tracks for ya..

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1 comment:

Jimmy Swingset said...

And in the movie version Jim James will be played by Kevin from this season's Top Chef