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Over the course of four albums, the Judybats' sound smoothed and streamlined; the only reason to shelve the band in the "alternative" rack is because they never made it big. But their ensemble songwriting and infectious acoustic-electric arrangements, as well as Jeff Heiskell's versatile singing and quirky wordplay, kept the Knoxville, Tenn. quintet one of guitar pop's more interesting artists until their breakup a couple of years ago. Despite a handful of top-flight tracks (particularly "Don't Wait for Me" and "Stoned"), "Full-Empty," the `bats' final full-length disk, shows some overall slippage; a tepid cover of the Bee Gees' "Jive Talkin'" is surprisingly unimaginative. Start with a different Judybats release-but be ready to come back for this one if you like what you hear.
CONDITION: USED LIKE NEW MINT CONDITION NEVER PLAYED!
TRACK LISTINGS
1. What We Lose
2. Drought
3. Happy Song [Settling]
4. Sorry Counts
5. Don't Wait For Me
6. In This Maroon
7. Wounded Bird
8. Stupid-Cute
9. Jive Talkin'
10. Regret Revisited
11. Stoned
12. Liquid
13. The Cachet Of Misery
14. The Lake
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