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John Vanderslice is one of America's most important artists, a"songwriter's songwriter" loved by contemporaries such as Spoon,Bright Eyes and Death Cab For Cutie to name a few. He has theacerbic bite of Elvis Costello, the satiric edge of Randy Newman,and the universal conscience of Peter Gabriel. JV is also a well-noted audiophile, and owns the legendary analogueonlyTiny Telephone studio in San Francisco, where bands such asSpoon, Mates Of State, The Mountain Goats, and others record. The 12 songs represent a career-defining moment, a pitch-perfectcollection written and recorded with the utmost care and attention. Yes,it's JV's best album to date, an incredible mid-career leap akin to GuidedBy Voices' 'Bee Thousand' or Spoon's 'Kill the Moonlight'.