Freakwater, End Time - 55m 53s

Tracks & Durations

1. Good For Nothing	5:51
2. Cloak of Frogs	6:02
3. Sick,Sick,Sick	4:09
4. Just Like You	5:05
5. Cheap Watch	3:09
6. My History	4:38
7. When the Leaves Begin to Fall	5:18
8. Written in Gold	4:16
9. Dog Gone Wrong	4:21
10. Queen Bee	3:33
11. Raised Skin	3:49
12. All Life Long	5:35

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Review

Freakwater's fifth record is an outright masterpiece. Yet another antidote to Nashville commercialism, End Time brings us an entire suite of provocative originals from the indie band, who twang their unmistakable, plaintive harmonies against a motley assortment of Dobro, mandolin, fiddle, keyboards, drums, and strings. The pinpoint imagism of their brooding lyrics is razor sharp and full of startling, Dylanesque turns of phrase, giving depth to Freakwater's ragged and haunted beauty. --Thomas May Let's just cut right to it: Freakwater may just be the most compelling country band of the '90s, and there's no need to qualify that with an alt either. On End Time the veteran indie-twangers flesh out their sound like never before--adding drums, keyboards, and even a string section--without diluting the emotional force of their previous work. While earlier records hewed pretty closely to classic acoustic strumming and two-part harmonies of the Carter Family and Louvin Brothers, this record, their fifth and most fully realized, progresses through country's history by adding honky-tonk shuffles, country-rock grooves, and even countrypolitan-style ballads to their more Spartan material. On some cuts, sawing fiddles and whining steel mingle with organ, piano, or screeching electric guitar; on others, there's only moaning Dobro, lilting mandolin, or delicate acoustic. Lyrically, singers Catherine Ann Irwin and Janet Beveridge Bean continue to challenge listeners with provocative dark themes, deeply personal reflections, and clever metaphors that manage to attack timeless subjects with a very contemporary attitude. And when the anguished harmonies glow like they do on "My History" and "All Life Long," the results are spine chilling. Whereas most contemporary country acts politely nod at the country tradition as they attempt to modernize it, Freakwater use it as a springboard for their bold, agonizing music, which is every bit as contemporary as the current Nashville crop. --Marc Greilsamer

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End Time

Tracks: 12, Disk length: 55m 48s (-1m 55s)

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