"Benson tosses off sparse, Beatles-worthy guitar ditties like a musical Midas who just can't help himself. Run, don't walk: Lapalco is an unpretentious pop gem!" --Dwight Fenton, Wired

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VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl. Comes in a gate-fold sleeve with a bonus poster and a CD version of the album! My Old, Familiar Friend is a marriage of passion and perfectionism and an illustration of all that is special about Brendan Benson. From the seductive glimmer of "Feel Like Taking You Home" to the Motown swoon of "Garbage Day," Benson has shaped his restless-hearted stories into songs that fit together with exquisite neatness. Benson's musical approach is detailed, craftsman-like and fastidious. ...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The Alternative to Love feels like the precisely calibrated offspring of its predecessors -- brighter than Lapalco (which was dubbed "an album of such radiant beauty and wrist-slashing introspection that is pulls all other pretenders to the Beatles/Beach Boys mantle firmly in their places"), not quite as big a sugar-rush as Mississippi. "It's a nice kind of blend of the two," Benson says. Despite his professed allergy to singer-songwriter syndrome, Benson has been doing more acoustic gigs the...   [ read more ]

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