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Despite Yourself in Franklin, TN
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Despite Yourself in Franklin, TN
Current price: $51.99
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Vocalist/guitarist and songwriter
Dan Glendining
often sounds like
Sting
doing his best
Thom Yorke
impression on
Headswim
's second full-length release
Despite Yourself
. Released in 1997, this recording from the
Glendining
-led Essex, England outfit fortunately boasts enough strong individual material to prevent the record from being a mere acknowledgement of trendy influences.
used
at least partly to express his sorrow over the death of his brother
Matthew
in 1994, and the results are gentle, musical, and in some cases touching. Joining
on this recording is the long-time
lineup of bassist
Clovis Taylor
, drummer
Tom Glendining
, and keyboard player
Nick Watts
. Highlights include the desperate and yearning
"Clinging to the Wreckage"
and
"Holy Ghost,"
but the best track might be the
Radiohead
-inspired
"Better Made,"
with its sprawling, emotive chorus and tremolo guitar accompaniment that echoes some of
The Bends
' finer moments. Too derivative for lofty praise or emphatic recommendation,
is an exquisite exercise in catharsis and musical tribute nonetheless. ~ Vincent Jeffries
Dan Glendining
often sounds like
Sting
doing his best
Thom Yorke
impression on
Headswim
's second full-length release
Despite Yourself
. Released in 1997, this recording from the
Glendining
-led Essex, England outfit fortunately boasts enough strong individual material to prevent the record from being a mere acknowledgement of trendy influences.
used
at least partly to express his sorrow over the death of his brother
Matthew
in 1994, and the results are gentle, musical, and in some cases touching. Joining
on this recording is the long-time
lineup of bassist
Clovis Taylor
, drummer
Tom Glendining
, and keyboard player
Nick Watts
. Highlights include the desperate and yearning
"Clinging to the Wreckage"
and
"Holy Ghost,"
but the best track might be the
Radiohead
-inspired
"Better Made,"
with its sprawling, emotive chorus and tremolo guitar accompaniment that echoes some of
The Bends
' finer moments. Too derivative for lofty praise or emphatic recommendation,
is an exquisite exercise in catharsis and musical tribute nonetheless. ~ Vincent Jeffries
Vocalist/guitarist and songwriter
Dan Glendining
often sounds like
Sting
doing his best
Thom Yorke
impression on
Headswim
's second full-length release
Despite Yourself
. Released in 1997, this recording from the
Glendining
-led Essex, England outfit fortunately boasts enough strong individual material to prevent the record from being a mere acknowledgement of trendy influences.
used
at least partly to express his sorrow over the death of his brother
Matthew
in 1994, and the results are gentle, musical, and in some cases touching. Joining
on this recording is the long-time
lineup of bassist
Clovis Taylor
, drummer
Tom Glendining
, and keyboard player
Nick Watts
. Highlights include the desperate and yearning
"Clinging to the Wreckage"
and
"Holy Ghost,"
but the best track might be the
Radiohead
-inspired
"Better Made,"
with its sprawling, emotive chorus and tremolo guitar accompaniment that echoes some of
The Bends
' finer moments. Too derivative for lofty praise or emphatic recommendation,
is an exquisite exercise in catharsis and musical tribute nonetheless. ~ Vincent Jeffries
Dan Glendining
often sounds like
Sting
doing his best
Thom Yorke
impression on
Headswim
's second full-length release
Despite Yourself
. Released in 1997, this recording from the
Glendining
-led Essex, England outfit fortunately boasts enough strong individual material to prevent the record from being a mere acknowledgement of trendy influences.
used
at least partly to express his sorrow over the death of his brother
Matthew
in 1994, and the results are gentle, musical, and in some cases touching. Joining
on this recording is the long-time
lineup of bassist
Clovis Taylor
, drummer
Tom Glendining
, and keyboard player
Nick Watts
. Highlights include the desperate and yearning
"Clinging to the Wreckage"
and
"Holy Ghost,"
but the best track might be the
Radiohead
-inspired
"Better Made,"
with its sprawling, emotive chorus and tremolo guitar accompaniment that echoes some of
The Bends
' finer moments. Too derivative for lofty praise or emphatic recommendation,
is an exquisite exercise in catharsis and musical tribute nonetheless. ~ Vincent Jeffries