In 1993, The Scud Mountain Boys typified an emergent generation of professorial American songwriters with the same respect for the plangent Americana of Big Star and Gram Parsons their forebears showed to Robert Frost and John Cheever.
Indeed, after leaving the band rudderless in the late nineties, Joe Pernice pursued a literary career alongside his solo recordings.
The Alternative Country originators reform to drop ten apparently effortless slices of slowburning, immaculately harmonised, perfect grown-up guitar pop, gilded with lyrics both studiously modest and painfully precise.
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Brighton Argus
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube