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`You have no idea how much of a relief it is that I love American Hearts. . .I have decreed many times: 2007, at least for me, has been a year of acoustic guitars, whiskey, and hearty storytelling. I have listened to album after album of vocalists in need of throat massages, but rather than pamper their moneymakers, they spend time penning tales of Americana on a borrowed back porch or termite-infested staircase. A.A. Bondy, harmonica in hand, has once and for all cemented my love of the acoustic/folk/blues genres. This is not some fluke, steamy, one-year love affair. At least I don`t have to buy a ring. . . Not just a record about brawls and drunken escapades (such a girly word), American Hearts discusses spirituality in terms followers and non-believers can easily discuss. All of this happens over bare instrumentals and near-ironic harmonies. Spectacular "American Hearts" tries Bondy`s hand at politics over a strummed acoustic guitar (a harmonica finishes the song on a sweet note). . . American Hearts has everything you`re looking for in an indie-folk record. There`s food for thought, imagery aplenty and the gentle meeting of soft textures with raw content. The stories may not be as inventive, but it never hurts to hear another man`s take on the world around you. Especially if he`s wielding a harmonica.` -- Blake Solomon, Absolutepunk.net (Fat Possum/Superphonic)
