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Pre-California
02:57
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Birds of May
03:11
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LYRICS
Indian winter spring
A host of forgotten things
Summer drew you inside
Were you mis-born, Lord Jim
In a place not your own
Mistaking sea for home?
Ma, can you tell me please
Before I burn up the leaves
Which train is my sister on?
That the hand of your queen
Be never lost to thee
Not lost to thee in time
Ma, can you tell me please
Before I burn up the leaves
Which train is my killer on?
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The Movie House
02:58
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Man & His Panic
04:37
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Welcome
04:31
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Try It On
04:30
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LYRICS
Watch for the reel that set’s so you see
The life you have avoided
May you be bright & keen in your sight
The flame inside you lifting
Who is alive to witness you
Inside your shell so dark & blue?
Is there then a moment when
You lose control and walk in air?
Now I’m sure that you will agree
The only thing in the way is me
The smile I ordered is almost complete
Well, let’s see you try it on
With a match in her hand
She set fire to the land
That she was ripe to leave
Glowing she said don’t be sad that I’ve fled
Turn heads with the tricks that are up your sleeve
The run was broke: I slowed to a crawl
I thought the worst was behind me now
But they stayed strong though I grew tall
The waters that pulled him down
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Arcadia
03:27
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Dragon Country
06:03
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Bill MacKay Chicago, Illinois
Bill MacKay is a Chicago based guitarist-composer-vocalist-improviser. He has energized the experimental folk, rock, and avant-garde scenes with his radiant songs, and creative and unpredictable approach to the guitar.
Bill MacKay recommends:
Purple Mountains
by Purple Mountains
David Berman's swansong is a brilliant return. The music & words are poignant, moving, powerful, absurdly funny and it hits the heart & soul in a way few recent records have.
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Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
by Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan also makes a grand reentry in the land of recorded music with this excellent two-disc opus. He goes a lot of great places, and takes you with him. Top-notch songwriting & true flair.
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Plastic Ono Band
by Yoko Ono
This companion to Lennon's album of same name also came out in 1970. The two are a primal pair and fit together like a puzzle. Ono's art-punk majesty and inventive avant-garde-ism in great form..
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Course In Fable
by Ryley Walker
New Vanitas
by William Tyler
Honey Badger
by Dorcha
With their blend of playfulness and graduate-level instrumentation, Dorcha deftly prove that improvisational zeal and conservatory-level precision aren't mutually exclusive.
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