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Dar Williams: Many Great Companions
Razor & Tie
Reinventing well-known songs is something akin to walking a balance beam. Tip one way and a song is unrecognizable. Lean the other way and it’s a retread. Only a few reworked tunes that have just the right symmetry. Dar Williams is one of the few to pull off the feat with her two-disc set. Although she brings an all-star guest list to the album—including Patty Larkin and Sara and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek —the real magic is found in some of the arrangements. Consider the sparse instrumentation on “Spring Street” that allows her haunting voice to fully reflect the heart-tugging lyrics. Likewise, the arrangement on “The One Who Knows” allows Williams’ and Mary Chapin Carpenter’s voices to swirl into one smooth delicacy. Although variety is welcome, Williams shows us that less is often much more.
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Golden Bloom "Flying Mountain"
Golden Bloom stopped by Relix to perform a tune from their latest EP No Day Like Today.
The Chapin Sisters "Crying in the Rain"
The Chapin Sisters share an tune from their new album A Date With the Everly Brothers.
Night Moves "Country Queens"
Minneapolis-based Night Moves share a song from their record, Colored Emotions, live at Relix.
The Giving Tree Band "Brown Eyed Women"
The Giving Tree Band enjoy a spring day on the Relix rooftop, while performing a classic Grateful Dead tune.
Hayden "Blurry Nights"
Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden performs a duet with his sister-in-law Lou Canon. The song appears on Us Alone his first record on Broken Social Scene’s Arts & Crafts Productions.
The Milk Carton Kids "Hope of a Lifetime"
The Milk Carton Kids share the first song from their new album, The Ash & Clay.
Premiere: Ana Popovic "Object Of Obsession"
Here is the new video from Serbian guitar ace Ana Popovic. “Object Of Obsession” appears on her latest album Can You Stand The Heat.
Ron Sexsmith "Nowhere To Go"
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