PerniceMania
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Let's get this out of the way: I am a Joe Pernice fanatic. I believe any song his velvety vocals touches turns to gold. He is the closest thing to a musical deity in my aural universe. So, I feed my soul a steady diet of everything Pernice, from his early alt-country outfit, Scud Mountain Boys, to the current amalgamation that is the Pernice Brothers. This includes an album by Chappaquiddick Skyline, which is an alias he used to release an album he felt was not worthy of the Pernice Brothers stamp. (It is.) The guy has even released a book of poetry, and recently inked a deal for a full-fledged novel. I think the best musicians are bards, so this may explain my near-infatuation with JP. What it boils down to for me is that he makes sad songs sound so darn beautiful, what with the aforementioned smoothness of his pipes, and layered orchestration. I catch myself sunnily humming along to the melody, yet when the lyrical part of my brain processes what is being said, I realize someone in the song is bursting with misery/misfortune. Genius, I tell ya. Here's one just aching with lost love, coupled with the pain of seeing someone you love with another lover, contrasted with a sunny veneer. Enjoy!
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