Dan Bern, Smartie Mine - 53m 18s

Tracks & Durations

1. Smartie Mine	4:24
2. Chelsea Hotel	4:56
3. City Of Models	3:21
4. Krautmeyer	3:57
5. Cresses	5:20
6. Talkin' Weedy,Deb,Bruce & Dan Blues	5:10
7. Beautiful Trees	2:43
8. Jee Van Gogh	4:16
9. Gamblin' With My Love (Pete Rose)	5:38
10. Sculpter	4:59
11. True Revoluntionaries	8:27

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Review

Dan Bern's double-CD indie foray into clearing out his songwriting drawer yields a number of gems. His inimitable knack for critiquing (not to say rudely peering at) 20th-century antiheroism makes for some of Smartie Mine's most memorable moments, as well as one true masterstroke: "Krautmeyer," which finishes off the Charles Manson ("shitty album") hipster myth in bitterly hilarious fashion. Other, more sober highlights include "Airplane Blues," a long subterranean meditation on Lightnin' Hopkins, celebrity, and one fan's relationship with art; "Little Russian Girl," on an encounter with a sad coffee-shop clerk; and a flurry of noise called "Two-Month Affair." More than just a holding action, Smartie Mine makes a fine excuse for itself. --Rickey WrightSmartie Mine is an independent Dan Bern release, featuring 27 studio tracks.

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