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Lori McKenna : The Kitchen Tapes
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From an undiscovered, yet treasured American songwriter comes an accidental recording of stark, stripped down, and intmate performances of songs that cross between folk, pop, and alternative country. A kin of "Nebraska" and "The Texas Campfire Tapes".
Genre: Folk: Modern Folk
Release Date: 2003
The Kitchen Tapes
Lori McKenna
Record Label: Gyrox Records
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1. Falter 4:56 + MP3 $0.99
2. How to Be Righteous 4:21 + MP3 $0.99
3. Bible Song 4:19 + MP3 $0.99
4. Jealousy 4:19 + MP3 $0.99
5. Beautiful Man 5:28 + MP3 $0.99
6. Unfinished Song #57 3:30 + MP3 $0.99
7. Dance with the Ladies 4:32 + MP3 $0.99
8. The Other Boys 4:44 + MP3 $0.99
9. Fake Plastic Trees 5:00 + MP3 $0.99
10. You Better 4:16 + MP3 $0.99
11. Feeding The Angels 4:55 + MP3 $0.99
12. Afternoons 10:55 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

Do you believe in happy accidents? Well, to me this album is just that.

It happened over the course of a few days while sitting in my kitchen with a bunch of new songs swirling in my head.

I got out my minidisc recorder, a cheap little microphone and my notebook, filled with a writing binge I went on just after finishing my last album, and I started to play.

I do most of my songwriting in the kitchen.

I've lived here for the past 13 years, a few miles from where I grew up in Stoughton, near the south shore of Massachusetts.

At the time, I was sure these recordings would stay here in this house with me.

I recorded these songs quickly, mostly in one take, just so I wouldn't forget the melodies and chords.

I decided to release these recordings as they are so you can hear them the way I did the time - fresh, simple and unadorned.

What you hear is not polished or refined.

It's just me and my guitar.

I didn't make any effort to fix mistakes or re-record any songs.

This is me in my kitchen, at my table with the phone ringing, the TV buzzing, and my kids running around.

The recordings are far from perfect, but they were never meant to be.

I'd like to think that their imperfections add to their beauty, and I hope you will, too.

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REVIEWS

lori mckenna's music raptures hearts & minds
author: joe waters www.newcolonyrecords.com
                            
lori is an observer and narrator of life lived - lightness to darkness - sometimes weary to the world - but hopeful enough inside at times  -to keep us going . . poetic & accessible, these tunes are solid, musical spoonfuls of geniune human experience .  .  ' the kitchen tapes' cd  has a nice variety of tempos, narratives and vulnerabilities .

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author: Lisa
                            
Lori, I love you.. You're wonderfull.. I realy love the songs: Fireflies, Falter (!!!!), Never die young, How to be righteous, Hardly Speaking, Swallows me whole... !!!!! AWESOME !!!!

Big Kiss Lisa

When will you are going to give a show @ The Netherlands ???

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Lori McKenna vocals are fantastic
author: www.GreatIndieMusic.com
                            
Love the vocal preformance on this cd. Keep up the good work!

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Let us make the choice, This is ok
author: Walt Templet
                            
Nothing wrong with putting out cd's like this. Let us the listener decide. I will buy it.

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