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Folk · 1974 · 10 tracks · 33m

Some Days You Eat the Bear and Some Days the Bear Eats You

High-tenor purity meets California country-rock. A masterclass in 1970s analog warmth, featuring weeping pedal steel and meticulous vocal harmonies.

1974 · Elektra

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A gentle, sun-drenched melancholy that feels like a warm embrace during a lonely hour.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 33m
01
Ol’ 55
3:12
02
I Don’t Wanna Talk About It
3:48
03
A Wailing Goodbye
2:52
04
Keep On Sailing
4:37
05
Tried So Hard
3:00
06
Dirty Work
2:53
07
Do I Still Figure in Your Life
2:51
08
Home
3:12
09
Biloxi
4:18
10
The Fault
3:00
Moments Worth Listening For
The crystalline vocal harmonies on the chorus of Dirty Work that soften the original's bite.
The way the pedal steel bends into the high tenor notes during the bridge of Ol' 55.
The sparse, heartbreaking piano opening of Do I Still Figure in Your Life.

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