Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs

"a master crafter of songs and her great band"

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MUSIC REVIEW - Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs - The Only Thing That Matters (self-released)
Remember that girl you met at the bowling alley? The one that chews gum, drinks several pitchers of beer, wears painted on jeans and tells you about French philosophy then winks at you as she gets strike after strike? She later on she goes and breaks your heart but you don’t care, you’re just glade to have been there to enjoy the time you had with her. No? Well Star Anna reminds me of that girl.

Well maybe not Star Anna personally but her music. It’s equal parts trashy Americana-laced rock mixed with sophisticated storytelling and charm that raises Anna and her band, The Laughing Dogs, to the a gritty level of greatness. It’s a gazing at the starts from the gutter kind of thing…

......As heartbreaking as many of the songs are this is not a sad album, and though there is an element of moving on it’s not a chick therapy album. It’s a cathartic jubulation that stands as another exceptional release from a master crafter of songs and her great band.

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and one of my favs....