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By Elliott Johnston
Published on April 28, 2009 at 2:10pm
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Elvis Perkins in Dearland, with Other Lives and Andrew Morgan. Tuesday, May 5, at the Jackpot Music Hall.
With Elvis Perkins in Dearland (the album and the band), throwback songsmith Elvis Perkins successfully dodges the dangers of a second-album sinkhole by letting his band help at the wheel. Evolving the singer-songwritery suggestions of his breakthrough debut, Ash Wednesday, In Dearland has a Bob Dylan-and-the-Band feel: rustic, communal and wise. It was even recorded near the Band's old backwoods in upstate New York. Perkins' romantic lyrics shine among floor-stomping upright bass, trombone, keyboards and hand-held percussion. "Doomsday" best shows the album's infectious strength-in-numbers. What could be a woe-is-me dirge turns into a good time, horn-driven bounce with Perkins shouting, I don't let doomsday bother me, do you let it bother you? Bring a friend to this show and be reminded that good company and warm, homespun songs are arms against a dark mind.
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