In 1993, The Scud Mountain Boys typified an emergent generation of professorial American songwriters with the same respect for the plangent Americana of Big Star and Gram Parsons their forebears showed to Robert Frost and John Cheever.
Indeed, after leaving the band rudderless in the late nineties, Joe Pernice pursued a literary career alongside his solo recordings.
The Alternative Country originators reform to drop ten apparently effortless slices of slowburning, immaculately harmonised, perfect grown-up guitar pop, gilded with lyrics both studiously modest and painfully precise.
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter