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Doug Freeman
Following up 2005’s You’ve Got Cousins, Meryll’s second LP wraps denser textures around Andrew Hernandez’s distinctive high pitch. Art Silva’s axe splits the difference between Explosions in the Sky’s heavy crescendos and 1980s shoegaze, soundtracking the late-night teen nostalgia of the lyrics as songs like “Lydia in the Cornfield” and “Hemlock Football” drift through hazy, half-remembered childhood scenes.
This article appears in January 11 • 2008.
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Doug Freeman has been writing for the Austin Chronicle since 2007, covering the arts and music scene in the city. He is originally from Virginia and earned his Masters Degree from the University of Texas. He is also co-editor of The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology, published by UT Press. More by Doug Freeman