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CRIMINALLY IGNORED STATESIDE but accorded full diplomatic treatment in Europe, The Walkabouts play some of the most soulful rock 'n' roll anywhere. Here: a Dream Syndicate-esque tale of intrigue ("Devil's Road"), a spectral '50s-styled ballad ("Winded") and a snippet of eerie soundtrack music ("Incognito").
But the title cut will coax tears from granite statues. Amid heartbeat bass, hushed percussion and a string quartet's lush cocoon of melody comes Carla Torgerson's breathless eulogy for a deeply missed friend. Cast as a bedtime prayer/vow, it's oddly reassuring and wholly cathartic. If emotion qualifies as epiphany, then this song contains the powers of alchemy.
--Fred Mills
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