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Bill Mallonee
Cabin Songs (indie)
Released November 2009
Mark Moring

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Style: Honest contemplative folk; compare to Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn

Top tracks: "Name Its Name," "Did I Tell You the Bullet's Still There"

Shunning the industry standard of making a "full" album every year or two, veteran troubadour Bill Mallonee has recently been releasing a new EP about every three months through his website. This 7-song pearl was written and recorded in 10 days in a North Carolina mountain cabin last fall. Thematically, Mallonee is wrestling with the deaths of his father and a longtime friend, so "a certain sadness," as he puts it, pervades the songs. But, he adds appropriately, "there's a hallowed light scattered about." The album includes his signature voice, clever lyricism, and wit.

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[Reader Reviews]

Chris

February 09, 2010 3:16pm

I listened to "did I tell you the bullet's still there" on his Myspace page. The song is one of the best written songs I've ever heard. Amazing!

Brad

February 07, 2010 9:03am

If it says Vigilantes of Love or Bill Mallonee, buy it. It will be great.

Joe Chip

February 02, 2010 9:55pm

If you are craving honest, beautifully "well-worn" music that is about as far from corporate as you can get, you need to buy this album - about $6 from the website - and give it a spin. Bill Mallonee is every bit as rewarding as Dylan.

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