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Hearts in Need of a Little Repair
This cut is a pretty one. The vocals are the selling point here. This has a bit of a sound like Fiona Apple but mixed with hints of country music and more. All in all, this is a great choice to start the set. |
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Good at Goodbye
Folk music and country merge on this slice of life piece. It's a classy cut that works quite well. As it rocks out later the country elements really climb to the fore. |
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Cheap Perfume
Another mellow country tune, this has a classic sound to it. It's moving and energetic, but still on the more sedate side of the spectrum in a lot of ways. |
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Helium
The ukulele brings echoes of Tiny Tim, but the voice lends a more serious tone to this. The cut works toward more of an alternative rock based sound as it continues. |
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Falling Over
Folk rock and country are merged on this classy tune. I love some of the instrumental work here a lot. The vocal delivery has a southern-tinged bluesy feeling to it. This is one of the coolest cuts here. It's definitely a highlight of the set. |
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Course Correction
Speaking of rock music, this one rocks more in the introduction than anything we've heard to this point. It still has a country edge to it. It drops to a mellower, more stripped back arrangement for the verses, but comes back up a bit as it hits the chorus. |
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Empty Seat
This has some intricate guitar built into it. It's more of a balladic piece. It is less country than the bulk of the stuff here, but still has some of that element at play. It's a strong cut that brings variety and style. |
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Shelter or the Storm
A slower moving, bluesy cut, this is fun. It has a real artsy edge to it. Yet, it's visceral at the same time. This is one of the more purely rock oriented pieces here. |
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Nothing Compares
A country ballad, there is a lot of down-home sound here. This gets a bit too twangy for my tastes. Still, it's a pretty tune. |
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On a Stone
With a bit of a duet, this is another balladic cut. It gets some intriguing strings later. This is a potent cut, really. I'm just not sure how wise it was to put ballads next in the three final slots. Of the two, this is the middle one in terms of effectiveness. |
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Confetti
The strongest of the three ballads that end the set, this is a slow moving country number that's pretty and powerful. |
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