John Vanderslice Explores His "Forest Knolls" With The Magik*Magik Orchestra

When John Vanderslice did "Too Much Time" with the Magik*Magik Orchestra, we suggested that, actually, perhaps he wasn't spending enough time with the so-called "official house orchestra" of his Tiny Telephone studio. Case in point: Check out this lush take on Romanian Names' "Forest Knolls," which features a strumming/crooning Vanderslice backed by four extremely focused operatic vocalists, a steady booming drum, a pianist, and a flautist. (It's like he's becoming the Decemberists in this momen...

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14:33 on July 2 2009

John Vanderslice Explores His "Forest Knolls" With The Magik*Magik Orchestra

Stereogum — When John Vanderslice did "Too Much Time" with the Magik*Magik Orchestra, we suggested that, actually, perhaps he wasn't spending enough time with the so-called "official... more info

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14:05 on July 2 2009

Shorties (John Vanderslice, Frank Black, and more)

LargeHeartedBoy — American Songwriter profiles singer-songwriter John Vanderslice. Frank Black talks to See. â€œYeah â€” I think those Catholics records have some integrity to the... more info

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