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Mark Mathis is a soul singer. Not, obviously, soul in the style of
seventies R&B, but in that broader sense that includes songsmiths
like Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen. Like those classic
singer songwriters, Mathis writes songs for the masses, for the broke
down and the low down; for the blue collars and the beer drinkers.
And when his voice gears down into his trademark low growl, soul
oozes out of every pore. Public Radio rocks out, in a post-indie kind
of way, recalling hints of Pavement, Pedro the Lion, and Tom Petty
with an aftertaste of early Springsteen. Throw in a splash of folk
Americana and you've got this homegrown bouquet that's aged to
perfection. ... |
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