For the uninitiated, this odds-and-sods collection of B-sides and demos also does well as an introduction to the low-gloss, sleepily atmospheric new wave that Jason Martin has been doing so well since the mid-'90s. Many of the songs appeared in full-band form on the 2008 release Dial M; having the acoustic demos available for side-by-side comparisons opens the songs up in interesting new ways, driving home Martin's talent for strong melodies and trenchant lyrics. Respectful covers like the Smiths' Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want and the Church's Under the Milky Way provide no new entrée into those songs, but sound perfectly at home in this context, and throw a light on Martin's influences. - iTunes CD Details Release Date: July 28, 2009 Record Label: Tooth & Nail UPC: 5099996543726 Number of Discs: 2 Listen Before You Buy Automatic Compulsion Concentrate Pearl Of Great Price Daniel Brigham (Remix) Minor Keys Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want Easy Spooky Mr. Martin Mr. Martin (Acoustic) I Love You Like The Little Bird Mall Monarchy M23 Guitar Man Black Jacket Broken Arm Taxi Gangs Of Riverside The Brightest Of The Head Altercation The Man Who Will Lead Thin As A Needle The Lucky Ones For Us White Fog Family Line W.S. 2005 The Brightest Of The Head (Acoustic) I Love You Like The Little Bird (Acoustic) Under The Milky Way Magic
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