MARSHALL CRENSHAW - Jaggedland

Marshall Crenshaw is back with a new album and Jaggedland is a musically dynamic and lyrically intimate collection of songs creating a truly a career-defining record harkening back to the best and brightest from one of America`s greatest songwriters and performers. "One of the finest songwriters of his age - or, for that matter, any age." -The New Yorker.

"3 ÃÂ½ stars. Jaggedland isn`t one of Crenshaw`s happier efforts, but the craft of his songwriting is strong, and unlike his last several efforts, there are no covers padding out the running time. Crenshaw has also been given the opportunity to work with a solid studio band after cutting several albums one-man-band style, and having a rhythm section as good as Jim Keltner and Sebastian Steinberg on several cuts gives this a solid foundation for Crenshaw`s great guitar work (Wayne Kramer of the MC5 also adds some potent riffs to "Stormy River," and slide guitar virtuoso Greg Leisz is also on hand for several cuts). Maybe the guy who sang "Someday Someway" is gone for good, but the edgier artist who has taken his place has made a compelling and powerful album, and if Jaggedland isn`t always a barrel of laughs, it`s the most impressive work Crenshaw has delivered in over a decade."- AMG.

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