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gospel:
I mean, couldn't you argue Stephin Merritt is just an enormous introverted cynic that likes making ironic mixtapes? I don't know; I'm not going to say he's the most amazing band ever, but as mentioned his writing is fairly solid. I can understand the disdain to the subject matter if you're not a 20-something introvert whom beats of a lot.

David_Dovey:
I don't dig on Magnetic Fields either, for that matter. I am so not a lyrics guy at all, definitely not to the extent that it can make up for fuck-awful singing and music. Example; The Mountain Goats might just my favourite band in the world (they did just become the most played artist on my last.fm, for what it's worth), and I worship Darnielle's lyrics and pore over them in an appropriately geeky manner, but the fact of the matter is that he can also sing and play guitar like a motherfucker. I appreciate and agree that the lyrics are foremost in the Mtn Gts tunes, but if there was nothing else of merit in said tunes I wouldn't give them the time of day.

I suppose I'm just gonna have to take y'alls word for it re: CftPA.

Inlander:
All my favourite singers couldn't sing.

gospel:
It's okay. I digg Okkervil River a lot, and I'm fairly certain Will Sheff has very little singing prowess. Though, I suppose his band can rock out like motherfuckers, and Meiburg can arguably sing well in a classical sense.

I dunno. I guess I just have to file CFTPA under my unjustifiable guilty pleasures section next to GBV and Magnetic Fields. But hey, Stephin is getting a documentary and John Darnielle isn't... so yeah! Who am I kidding? I'd watch one about Darnielle too.

De_El:
I feel like this is the same argument that happened when I said I didn't get why Silver Jews were so great.  Harry said it was the lyrics, and I realized that when I'd tried listening to Silver Jews before I'd barely listened to the words, because, uh, I barely listen to the words in music a lot of the time.

Or so I think, until I get soused and realize I know every word of every song on Entertainment!.

But yeah, I'm not much of a lyrics guy unless it's somehow unavoidable, like a singer's voice is so high in the mix you can't ignore them AND this effect is somehow not utterly dreadful. Or just hearing something over and over again.

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