I actually just got this album in the past couple of months, but I like it a lot and I couldn't find anything else good from 2000 aka the time of nu metal and Eminem. Singer-songwriter Ben Barnett wrote an album of songs that could easily be confused for early Brand New demos as they do sound much alike. Wailing slow songs of cynicism and drawing comparisons to Elliot Smith and Billy Bragg, Barnett seemed to have bridged the gap between the early midwest emo sound with the newer label stamped on anything with feeling to it. I'm finding it hard to keep writing while trying to pay attention to the Bears so this one's a little short, but check it out if you like Brand New or just good heartfelt music in general.
Key Tracks: Short Story Long, Birds of a Feather, Out of Harm's Way... Finally
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Dang man. Lots of stuff I wasn't expecting.
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