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STRANGE BUT TRUE
Producers: Burnt Taters & Bill McElroy
Planetary 9022
One of modern music's true indie
delights follows its fine 1999 debut with this impressive
new set. With the perfect balance of sparseness and tasty
embellishment, the 11 strong, irresistibly catchy, often endearing
originals and two well-chosen covers (an ultra-hip, swinging
take on the Mills Brothers' "Across The Alley From The
Alamo" and a dead-on reading of the 1952 country and
pop standard "Slowpoke") deliver fully on the promise
of their predecessor. Now toss in the threesome's terrific
instrumental and vocal interplay, and "Strange But True"
is an absolute winner. Two years ago, Burnt Taters, with its
imaginative, modern take on roots rock and traditional country,
was clearly a band that was going somewhere significant. In
the summer of 2000, it has arrived. Burnt Taters is seasoned,
ripe, and ready for the plucking, and labels, as well as modern
rock, NPR, and hip AC radio, would all do well to lend a serious
ear.
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