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"Literate" Lyrics...?
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Damn...should have added The Mountain Goats and The Weakerthans to that list.
Will check out everything else though. Anyone else?
Tom:
I agree with Tommy except I can't say much for Phil Ochs as up until now, I've never heard of him.
Also, I recommend Dan Bejar/Destroyer. A friend of mine once described him as the Thomas Pynchon of indie rock. I'm not sure that's especially true but the cryptic and self-referential lyrics on his past three (I'm still in love with Rubies) albums and his new EP are pretty sweet.
Koremora:
The Books have amazing lyrics, even when they are comprised of samples.
BlahBlah:
--- Quote from: Ptommydski on 14 Aug 2009, 22:47 ---Early Dylan, Early REM, Early Phil Ochs.
--- End quote ---
Dylan, definitely. He is probably the best lyricist around, especially for the kind of thing you're loooking for.
a pack of wolves:
Scott Walker, regardless of whether or not he's singing his own. And how about Leonard Cohen? You don't get much more 'literate' than starting out as a poet.
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