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named it No. 4 on his list of the best albums of 2004, writing that though the lyrics are "bleak," the album "oozes comfort, with songs gently blanketed in woozy strings, pedal steel, and vocal harmonies that sound almost comically gorgeous." The track "To Destruction" was also named one of the best
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was recorded throughout 2003 and 2004, with the four members of Dolorean providing most of the arrangement and instruments. Guest artist
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songs of the year by the publication. The album was also named No. 8 on a list of the best 2004 albums by Gentrey Boeckel of
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an EP which contained four songs that were "voice and nylon string guitar versions" of tracks that would appear in
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also provided additional piano and guitar, while the album's producer, Jeff Saltzman, also provided guitar.
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Jeff Saltzman - production, additional guitar, synthesizer, autoharp
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Jay Clarke - piano, organ, vibraphone, string arrangement
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Index


Studio album
Dolorean
Genre
Alt-country
Label
Yep Roc
Producer
Dolorean
Dolorean
Not Exotic
You Can't Win
Dolorean
Yep Roc Records
Not Exotic
the Band
Wild Honey
Beach Boys
The A.V. Club
PopMatters
Emil Amos
Bruce Kaphan
Yep Roc Records
AllMusic
The A.V. Club
PopMatters
The A.V. Club
Not Exotic
PopMatters
The A.V. Club

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