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J. Mann - Too Much Theatre (Middle of the Road) Sounds like J. Mann has an interesting background - multi-named (J.Mann being Jordan Mitchell's 3rd or 4th reinvention at least) and well travelled (Russian University, Peru, Barcelona and a crossroads in Ireland amongst others). Yet there is a sincere and warm tone to his voice which gives this recording a homely quality despite its quirky take on the whole kind of rockabilly/country scene. For pretty much a whole album of acoustic guitar, J.Mann continues to tease new and exciting sounds and ways of playing out of his trusty 6-string. From the impossibly highly picked riff of 'SSB Radio' to the deliberately over-plucked bass strings on 'It's Loud in the City' there's something to keep you interested. And if it still doesn't, well, the average song length is only about 2 minutes so what have you got to complain about?
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