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COBER | THE WESTERN CUTTER

By David Day

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COBER | THE WESTERN CUTTER

GENRE | MARSHALL SLACKS

VERDICT | NONE MORE BLACK

RELEASE DATE| 1.20.09

LABEL | SELF-RELEASED

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Oh my darkness. Cober (aka Sheila Bommakanti) has now released four solo albums, and each one seems to be murkier than the last. And that's not a bad thing. On Cutter, she seems to be reflecting our dire times back onto us for an extra look. The one-woman project features nothing more than a twin-neck guitar and a stack of amplifiers, but on tracks like "Cutter," she plays with backward tape-loops, as her voice floats in and out—as if in a dream—and "No. 8" features a (gasp!) acoustic guitar. It's simple ... and simply delightful.


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