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Damaged by Lambchop

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Lambchop's eighth album has been described as one of the best albums of the year and Lambchop's greatest achievement.

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Aptly named Damaged, the alternative-country album is based on the theme of the fragility of people.

The band, from Nashville, Tennessee, is headed by enigmatic songwriter, Kurt Wagner.

Wagner has a deep, thoughtful voice reminiscent of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen.

It takes a little getting used to and you will find its ruggedness enticing or annoying. Nevertheless, it's a voice that suits the music.

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The album is very low key. Some may even describe it as dull. But the last song, The Decline of Country & Western Civilisation, has an electronic twist that gives the album an uplifting end.Wagner suggests that everyone is damaged in one way or another - in mind, body or soul.

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