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ADEBISI SHANK
This Is The Third Album
By A Band Called Adebisi
Shank
(Sergeant House)
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Shank has suffered from misconception
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those three problems, shedding the mathy,
punk-oriented abrasion in favor of electropop anthems bristling with futuristic optimism and expansive euphoria, while carving a sonic signature that's unmistakably
Shank. First single "Big Unit" is as thrilling
as music gets, with cataclysmic, triumphant glee slathered over propulsive
swells; "Voodoo Vision" seeks similarly
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Adebisi Shank appear brimming with confidence, ready to burst like the shattered
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preparing for the worst, possibly at the
expense of making the most of the present.
Despite the band's association with a Hall
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Spirit Meets The Bone
(Highway 20)
In an era when full-length records are
dwindling and sales of singles continue to
surge, it's especially ambitious of Lucinda
Williams to release her first ever double
album. But leave it to the insurgent
singer/songwriter to throw the rule book
out the window, not only when it comes to
length, but also as she converges at the
crossroads of alternative country, blues,
folk and Americana. Even at 61, the triple
Grammy winner remains razor sharp as a
songwriter, personally penning 18 of the
20 gusty tunes, plus expanding her father
Miller Williams' poem "Compassion" and
covering JJ Cale's "Magnolia." Out of the
originals, "West Memphis" is amongst the
most th