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Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland

jagged energy akin to the grungiest of garage bands - whether on the careening blues-rock rave-up of opener "Mumbo

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Carson Mchone - Still Life (IEX) (Purple) Star Wars model kits as much a call toThe songs of Still Life were written in quiet moments between tours and recorded away from Texas in Ontario with Canadian musician and producer Daniel Romano. The phrasing and tones recall John Cale, The Kinks, Richard and Linda Thompson like minded artists of the late '60s and early '70s, another era of transition and innovation. Still Life is an offering of deliberation, an expos of conscience, a confirmation that creation is an act of hope.