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Cracker: Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey

REVIEWED BY Larry Crane

ISSUE NO. 72 February 12, 2014

Cracker's ninth studio album. Damn. I'd always made life tough for Cracker in my little world, as I'd been friends with and a fan of David Lowery's previous (but now back) group, Camper Van Beethoven. These bands are different from each other, and a number of Cracker shows and albums later I've accepted this - and now I know Cracker's a damn good American rock band. This album was recorded with David Barbe (issue #14) at Chase Park Transduction, Athens, Georgia, with assitance from Drew Vandenberg. Additional recording was done at Sound of Music Studios in Richmond, Virginia, with John Morand and Bryan Hoffa (David is a co-owner there); Headgear Studios (issue #65) with Scott Norton; and The Blasting Room (issue #12) in Fort Collins, Colorado. The album's really good. Now I'm a believer. (www.429records.com, www.crackersoul.com)

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