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...Mountain Goats’ latest album may come as a shock to longtime Goats listeners. Gone is the trademark boombox-taped lo-fi Mountain Goats sound and in its place is full-blown studio sound courtesy of well-respected producer Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian) and on well-respected label 4AD (Pixies, Cocteau Twins, Throwing Muses). While the sound on Tallahassee may be much more polished than any prior Mountain Goats release, all of their strengths are plainly apparent. Frontman and only permanent Goat John Darnielle bolsters his claim to the title of indie-rock’s poet laureate...
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Tallahassee is a fine introduction to the Mountain Goats for those that might have been turned off by their rougher, home-recorded releases, and for fans weaned on these, the record is a compromise easily made. Most of the tracks feature only Darnielle and his guitar and when a song is heavily produced, such as the stunning, piano-laden “No Children,” the song is so good that to complain about the sellout hi-fi rendering would be pointless. Songs as well-written as these shine through no matter how they’re produced...
...Duncan Smith, were among eight M.P.s who controversially voted against the party line and in favor of allowing gay and unmarried couples to adopt. But the measure failed in the House of Lords. GEORGIA Free at Last Kidnapped English businessman Peter Shaw was about to be shot on a mountain path in Pankisi Gorge when he broke free and hid in gorse bushes. He escaped after five months captivity, during which he had been kept chained in a cellar. The banker was seized in June in Tbilisi by a gang disguised as policemen. His unaided escape will do little...
...Colorado Strickland vs. Allard It's deja-vu all over again in the Rocky Mountain State, where two candidates are reprising their roles from 1996. And the competition promises to be just as exciting this year as it was six years ago; while Colorado leans right, polls put the race in a near dead-heat. The money is flowing, too. While Democrat Tom Strickland was plagued by financial problems in his first try against Republican incumbent Wayne Allard, this year both candidates look flush. That's thanks in part to the DNC and RNC - proving that when you need cash...