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02/13/04

Album Review from Stage Hymns July 06

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Album Review from Smother.net - "Spatial folk-pop that drips with clean wet melodies from synthesizers and guitars and hollers back to the grand old â€˜60s age of folk pop. Neal Williams is the mastermind behind the curtains but unlike the Wizard of Oz he invites you back there to delight in his array of genius songwriting and clever multi-instrumental performance. Neal plays a vast amount of instruments including synthesizer, guitar, banjo, bass, drums, violine, saxophone, accordion, wood flute, recorder, melodica, clarinet, fender Rhodes, lap steel, and bells with various percussion instruments too. His songs are strong and deviously delicious, armed with explosive harmonies and catchy hooks." - J-Sin

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Album Review from LMNOP.com November 06 - "This is a very unusual album that--true to the claim of the press release--is something like an odd cross between Smog, Sparklehorse, and Leonard Cohen...but not really. Possible Selves is the latest project created by Neal Williams who was previously in the Colorado band ::tin tin::. This album features twelve meticulously crafted solo recordings that will confuse and mesmerize. Neal records dreamy, hypnotic music that features layers upon layers of unusual instrumentation. On this album, he plays guitar, bass, banjo, drums, violin, keyboards, lap steel, synthesizer, bells, wood flute, recorder, accordion, saxophone, clarinet, and more. Talk about a one-man-band extraordinaire (!). Thankfully the use of all of these varied instruments is not to overwhelm the listener nor to show off. Mr. Williams has the good sense to utilize instruments only when they are needed or when they add to the piece. As such, the wonderfully thick compositions on this album are extraordinarily effective. Although this music bears some resemblance to the previously mentioned artists, this music is...for the most part...unique and exists totally on its own merits. We can't help but be affected by profound tracks like "I Don't Need No Doctors," "Welcome Home," "Condemned," and "Three Birds." Wonderfully inventive stuff. (Rating: 5+)"

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02/12/07

Album Review from Sound as Language

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Dug up Possible Selves Review from Here's an old Possible Selves Review I just came across.

“ The songs are folky, yet beautifully spacy and serene. For every Mogwai-esque slow jam, there's a poppy, but nonetheless contemplative counterpart.”

Check out the review on Music Emissions HERE

Coehn Burns Fusaine ::tin tin:: Jeremy From Boise d.biddle Monster Dudes The Very Hush Hush Possible Selves Dan Giberman