![]() ![]() But what's truly surprising is that it satisfies in actuality as much as it does in theory, and not just because it puts a bunch of Pinkerton songs in the mix. ![]() So if you value these archaeological digs as an opportunity to construct an alternate band history, Alone III is easily Cuomo's most worthwhile project since*,* well, Pinkerton. No, this is something else entirely. With its whiplash sequencing (26 tracks in far less than an hour), low production values, minute-long asides, and pause-record tape overdubs, Alone III seems to ask: What would've happened if Rivers Cuomo had wanted to be Robert Pollard or Lou Barlow for the rest of the 90s? But Alone III doesn't feel like a cash-in like the Pinkerton reissue or 2010's Memories Tour, in which the band (minus bassist Matt Sharp) played their first two albums in full. ![]() But you can see why so many want to give it a protected status: Cuomo was far more embarrassed by its Billboard failure than anything he actually said on Pinkerton, and his output since then has been the work of someone with severe commercial abandonment issues. The Morning Benders – Excuses, She & Him In the Sun, Goldspot – Clap Clap, Free Energy – Something In Common, The Auctioneers – Back of the Bus, Dr.Then again, Pinkerton has always been accompanied by a healthy serving of half-truths, tall tales, and revisionist history. The Man – When the War Ends, Drive-By Truckers – Birthday Boy, The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – I Learned the Hard Way, Avi Buffalo – Remember Last Time, J-Roddy Walston & The Business – Brave Man’s Death, Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union February Mixtape includes Dog – Stranger, Cary Ann Hearst – Are You Ready To Die, Frightened Rabbit – Swim Until You Can’t See Land, Foxy Shazam – Oh Lord, The Black Keys – Tighten Up, Arctic Monkeys – The Afternoon’s Hat, Blitzen Trapper – Heaven and Earth, Horse Feathers – Belly of June, Broken Bells – Sailing to Nowhere, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Aya, Portugal. Free Energy – Bang Pop, The New Pornographers – Crash Years, Born Ruffians – Sole Brother, Cults – Go Outside, Neon Indian – Sleep Paralysist, Two Door Cinema Club – Something Good Can Work, David Vandervelde – Learn How to Hang, Dr. ![]()
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