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in the spirit and built on simple truths, his songs are ambitious epics performed
with brawny passion. Irony does not reside here; Black's compositions ring out
with the unadorned truth of the moment they were conceived. His desire to dig
deeper, to cut to the marrow is another hallmark of Black's writing. He knows
the world is painted in more subtle shades than black and white, so he writes
songs with a painter's eye for nuance and detail. His songs delve into complex
emotional territory with a simplicity that often belies the craft that goes into
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As anyone who's seen his moving, funny, and unpredictable concerts already knows,
Black never plays the same show twice, pulling from his commercial catalog Birmingham
Road (Arista 1998), Honey And Salt (Blue Rose 2003), B-Sides And Confessions Volume
One (Dualtone 2003)," and the new music on Tin Lily, he responds to the moment
and to whatever voodoo is floating through the air shared by a unique collection
of people on any given night with the stories and songs that transcend the role
of a singer/songwriter and his instrument. What makes a Jeff Black record or show
exciting is that, as a listener, you know the singer is there not to perform for
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