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in comparison to their earlier output. He highlighted "The
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Glamour", "Kitkats and Vinegar" and "The Greenhouse" as the album's highlights, in which "chief vocalist and lyricist Hank
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Starrs sculpts beautifully human vignettes, while the band provide shining evidence of their lofty musicality."
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220:This is Orson Welles
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805:References
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567:"Shipley"
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688:melodica
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