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- Date Released: January 17, 2006
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Contemporary Folk
- Label: Post-Important / CD Baby
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They Say...
Cameron McGill's heart is in his hands on Street Ballads & Murderesques, his second album. Even more honest and organic than Stories of the Knife and the Back, McGill's candid songwriting, er, storytelling reminisces about heartache, introspection, and regret. He's an earnest Bob Dylan fan, and a kindred spirit to Ryan Adams' early solo work. McGill's singing about everyday life with an outlook that values the old Hollywood, old postcards and letters, old dreams, old romance, and wars is what makes this particular offering so beautiful. A stripped-down, slow waltz of acoustic guitars, harmonicas, and pianos brings McGill's bittersweet poetry to life. Songs such as "If Darkness Would Rather Come," "We've Been Tryin'," and "Love's Worst Day" are quiet moments of self-reflection. "Birmingham" is a standout folk-inspired moment with autumnal hues of traveled city streets and passersby. Street Ballads & Murderesques isn't daring or dramatic, unlike the sharper scenes in Stories of the Knife and the Back. A slightly ironic, humorous side to McGill is hinted at throughout, adding to the poetic flow of this album. McGill is finely tuned and focused here, though the passion found in his previous work is dearly missed.
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When It Could Hurry |
5:27 |
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| 02. | |
We've Been Tryin' |
4:08 |
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If Darkness Would Rather Come |
5:23 |
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Love's Worst Day |
5:39 |
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| 05. | |
Worry About a Thing |
5:18 |
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| 06. | |
Birmingham |
5:04 |
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| 07. | |
Dirty Green Jackets |
5:52 |
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| 08. | |
Untitled |
3:24 |
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| 09. | |
It's Not Right |
5:58 |
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| 10. | |
Noah's Worst Nightmare |
7:55 |
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| 11. | |
What You Wanted |
4:59 |
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| 12. | |
Gutenberg's Press |
6:40 |
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12 Total Tracks, 65:47 Total Length
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Credits
- Cameron McGill - Guitar // Cameron McGill - Guitar // Cameron McGill - Harmonica // Cameron McGill - Harmonica // Cameron McGill - Vocals // Cameron McGill - Vocals // Cameron McGill - Engineer // Cameron McGill - Engineer // Monica Seide - Public Relations // Jonathan Galbreath - Artwork
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