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O' Be Joyful

Shovels & Rope

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Released: Jul 2012
Label: Dualtone Music Group, Inc.
For a second, all the instruments drop out of the title track of Shovels & Rope's debut, allowing space for Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent to nearly holler, "Ain't it nice to be fightin' on the winning side?" That line's ragged triumph is a good primer on the band: After years as indie songwriters, the duo has put together a collection of scrappy Americana bursting at the seams with joyful energy. Though the most exhilarating moments are sinister, banjo-and-distortion numbers -- like "Birmingham" and "Shank Hill St." -- their harmonies on "Lay Low" and "Carnival" pack an emotional wallop.
- Nate Cavalieri
Shovels & Rope - O' Be Joyful 2012-08-31
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    Birmingham
    Birmingham
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    Keeper
    Keeper
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    O' Be Joyful
    O' Be Joyful
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    Hail Hail
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    Lay Low
    Lay Low
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    Kemba's Got the Cabbage Moth Blues
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    Tickin' Bomb
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    Carnival
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    Shank Hill St.
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    Cavalier
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    This Means War
    This Means War
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