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Mark McGuire – A Young Person’s Guide To Mark McGuire
Mark McGuire’s a guitarist from Ohio, maybe slightly more well known for his involvement in the cult band Emeralds. He popped up on my radar at the end of last year, but he’s been getting a lot of listens from me recently, especially with all of this gloomy weather we’ve been enjoying in NYC this week (not being sarcastic, I’m psyched on it). His sprawling, swirling and droning guitar works just really add a nice cinematic touch to early autumn weather. This album collects selections from his enormous back catalog (at 13 albums in the last four years, prolific only begins to describe it), and true to its title, it does give you a pretty good idea of what he’s all about . Even though it’s two discs and nearly 2.5 hours of music, it’s just the tip of the ice berg. So, if you’re still hungry for more, I also give a hearty recommendation to his Living With Yourself LP, which offers some poignant meditations on family and childhood. Check out “Stranger Than Paradise,” then maybe go buy it (or stream it on Spotify? I think people are doing that these days) if you like it.
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