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Davey
08-23-2007, 09:23 AM
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Ah, how can I resist a band name like that? I Ching meets UK indie folk rock. Sweet girl singer, nice harmonies, acoustic guitars, lap steel, mandolin, cello, penny whistle, what's not to like? Two nice looking girls and 3 geeky looking guys :)

"The Casket Letters" is the name of the new one. Read a nice little review at the americana.uk site and then saw it was getting some very nice mentions around the web, so dowloaded some stuff and it seems like a very good record, with sometimes quirky lyrics. Anyone heard these guys? Mike? As usual, only available as an import here in the US, and haven't seen any good deals yet, but it's on my list. Here's the fun (but not very quirky) video for the single ...

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