South_San_Gabriel_And_Centro-Matic-Dual_Hawks-2CD-2008-404

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2008-04-26

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ARTiST: South San Gabriel & Centro-Matic
ALBUM: Dual Hawks
BiTRATE: 192kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Cooking Vinyl
GENRE: Indie
SiZE: 130.37 megs
PLAYTiME: 1h 30min 04sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-04-26
STORE DATE: 2008-04-04

Track List: Disc #1/2
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01. Emma Jane                        4:59
02. Kept On The Sly                  5:06
03. When The Angels Will Put Out     4:56
    Their Lights
04. Of Evil/For Evil                 3:57
05. My Goodbyes                      5:23
06. Senselessly                      3:02
07. Corner Cross                     2:24
08. Trust To Lose                    2:29
09. Arc And The Cusp                 6:18
10. Alabama Crusade                  2:05
11. Jornada Del Muerto #20           1:47
12. From This I Will Awake           5:32

Track List: Disc #2/2
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01. Rat Patrol And DJs               2:47
02. Two Seats Gold Reserved          3:56
03. Quality Strange                  2:29
04. Remind Us Alive                  6:37
05. Every Single Switch              4:38
06. I The Kite                       3:04
07. Strychnine Breathless Way        1:57
08. All Your Farewells               5:03
09. Counting The Scars               2:58
10. Twenty Four                      4:43
11. Critical Display Of Snakes       3:54

Release Notes:
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Will Johnson is the singer and songwriter for both of these bands -
Centro-matic, a Crazy Horse-The Band style rock 4-piece and South San Gabriel, a
quieter, mellower, folkier outfit. This is the first time the bands have mixed
on one album, with one disc of each. Dual Hawks should ensure the bands are
given the kind of accolades usually reserved for (friends) My Morning Jacket or
Drive-By Truckers - their last, Fort Recovery, was 2006's Album of the Year. It
is hard to overestimate the impact of Will Johnson's voice and ability to write
a song - at his best, he reaches directly into your soul. That ability is
absolutely to the fore on the SSG disc - which recalls their remarkable Welcome,
Convalescence in its elegiac, spare melodies and aching building dynamics.

The arid Texas air is like another instrument as the songs play out on pedal
steel, brushed drums and strummed guitar - My Goodbyes alone will make you want
a quiet room, a great hi fi and a few hours alone. The tempo is way higher on
the Centro-matic disc, with several recalling the band's earlier, more headlong
rock and 7" singles. Like power pop with a buzzsaw edge, the songs deliver a
massive hit with some genuinely great writing. Dual Hawks matches Fort Recovery
for quality and doubles the quantity, for the same money - how can this not be
2008's best album?

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