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Limited vinyl LP pressing. 2016 from the veteran singer/songwriter. Opener InchWow to the DeadnessInch is the perfect example of their effortless fusion. Part eerie campfire sing-a-long, part bruised-up brawler, the song volleys from Taylor's exhortation to Inchlet it slide to the other sideInch to Smith's ecstatic declaration, InchWe have a winner!Inch In InchA Muse,Inch Taylor plays another glory hound clawing for his 15 minutes over acrid, clawing guitars. And InchWait Up DownstepInch is a revved-up Boy Scout marching song, Smith alternating between mantra-like refrain and beautifully swooping verses. And InchNonchalantInch has the same coiled intensity as the National, but feels more wounded, more restless. More than anything, Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil is the sound of two acts scrapping every rule of songwriting and rewriting the document according to their own impulses. Every time you think you've got it's sound pinned down, it shape-shifts again, transforming into something entirely new, fantastically confounding, and utterly irresistible. It is, to paraphrase Steve Albini, really raucous and really, really great. Album Tracks 1. Wow to the Deadness 2. Wait Up Downstep 3. The Dust Patrol 4. Nonchalant 5. A Muse 6. Drats
