Still swamped with papers, so only one song today.

This post marks the first featuring a song submitted by a stranger to make the site. Moral: send your songs.

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Tom Thumb - "Wine and Cigarettes"

"Wine and Cigarettes" moves quickly from an aimless whiny (and cigaretty?) twee jangle to a confident amble (electrics and acoustics dialoguing seamlessly). The drumming is a horse's trot on wet soft dirt, made more forceful and driving by a plethora of supporting percussion (hand-claps, bongos, shakers, maybe a cowbell).

Tom Thumb sings like he's dancing. Shaking his head more vigorously as the shakers come in, the electric guitar breaks its stride, takes more liberties. At 1:47 he looks into a mirror and is spurned on by his own enthusiasm, his voice bouncing off itself, his guitars running circles around each other.

It took me a few listens to get it, but this is an unexpected treat. [Buy]