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This one is especially for fans of Sun Kil Moon, whom I expect to make at least two Top 10 lists among this collective.Like Sun Kil Moon, American Music Club is:
- From San Francisco.AMC has been out of commission for several years, while their singer, Mark Eitzel, released various solo projects. (I particularly recommend West, which was a collaboration with Peter Buck.) They were big in sad, folky indie circles throughout the '90s, much like Mark Kozelek's old band, Red House Painters. (Who, sound-wise, are 96% the same band as Sun Kil Moon.)
- Led by a moody guy named Mark.
- Beloved by critics and largely unknown by the general public.
- Melancholy, somewhat folky, but not afraid to use distortion either.
The Golden Age is AMC's comeback of sorts, and it's excellent. I saw the A.V. Club selected it for their "best of" list, and I'm considering doing the same.
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Tex once put that AMC song about Johnny Mathis on a mix, and I LOVED it...though after looking into it, it seems that the lyrics were written by somebody else. Which perhaps explains why I liked that song way more than I've ever been able to like any of their others.
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