Jesse Sykes is an extraordinary singer and amazing songwriter whose dark songs of dislocation and reconciliation fall somewhere between the warm country-noir of Giant Sand, pour down like silver-era Richard/Linda Thompson, and the the elegant indie-rock of Cat Power. Oh, my girl is the second full-length resulting from her collaboration with Whiskeytown founding guitarist/songwriter Phil Wandscher, whose playing and songwriting underline how essential he was to that great original Whiskeytown lineup. The rest of The Sweet Hereafter — seasoned Joel Phelps/Neko Case sideman Bill Herzog on stand-up bass, Walkabouts violinist Anne-Marie Ruljancich, and stylish brush-and-mallet drummer Kevin Warner — is sublime.

	the dreaming dead		Alternative Country
	lonely still		Alternative Country
	don't let me go		Alternative Country
	Like, Love, Lust and the Open Halls of the Soul		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic

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PIP and MERRY	9/21/2009 12:53:48 PM so well writen and sang, tight band.. like you alot..pip and merry..
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