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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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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John Robins, Comedian
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk