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Some bands insist on dragging listeners into their world, but Carbon Leaf works towards a more admirable and considerably more difficult goal – that of letting perfect strangers feel that the band understands their world. The band succeeds in doing just that — and in creating a soundtrack suitable for multiple worlds — on its third Vanguard release, Nothing Rhymes With Woman.

“For me, this is an album that’s focused on growth and maturity, but it’s not deadly serious,” says front man Barry Privett. “I wanted to examine my life and the lives of my family and friends and do it with a little bit of a wink. The last thing I wanted to do was get all dark and overwrought.”

Privett and his bandmates dodge that pitfall with aplomb on Nothing Rhymes With Woman, the much-anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed 2006 offering Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat. As ever, the quintet — recently joined by drummer Jason Neal, a veteran of the southeast’s club circuit, and Seattle bassist Jon Markel — challenge themselves and listeners by steadfastly refusing to retrace old steps, bringing in like-minded collaborators (like Toby Lightman, who brings a burnished tone to her vocal parts on the gritty “Meltdown”) and taking off in plenty of new directions of their own accord.

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qurk wrote:
last month

These guys really grow on you!

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houserpanic wrote:
December 2009

not really a fan of the new album i'll stick to ether electified, indian summer, echo echo, shadows from the banquet

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renfaire_mama wrote:
December 2009

<3 Carbon Leaf!!! Have every album... amazing music! Even better LIVE in concert!!! :)

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dorianmichael wrote:
November 2009

I've only recently discovered Carbon Leaf and, on the strength of "Lake Of Silver Bells", I ordered both 'Nothing Rhymes With Woman' and 'Indian Summer' on CD. The record-label sticker on 'Nothing Rhymes...' states: "Recommended for fans of O.A.R., Guster, (and) Gomez". What? O.A.R.? Really?... O.A.R. is a "jam band"; but I would never classify Carbon Leaf as such. Personally, I've never been able to enjoy any music of that genre. I even went to a Grateful Dead show; maybe, somehow, someway - I was missing something. Well, I am now... ...I'm missing the 4+ hours of my life that I spent among the "Deadheads". Okaaaaay... ...I'm kidding! Actually, I enjoyed myself; though Jerry himself couldn't sway me toward the "cult-of-jam". It just didn't do anything for (or to) me. The grilled-cheese "parking lot" sandwiches, patchouli, and nitrous balloon-hits on the other hand...

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rubme wrote:
October 2009

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Wots_on_d_menu wrote:
September 2009

Learn to Fly <3

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nazgjunk wrote:
September 2009

Wow. This is why I love Last.fm artist radio. This is a pretty fine listen, probably going on my to-buy list.

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Squirrel_Man wrote:
August 2009

Carbon Leaf is great, I love their older albums. :)

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earthman21 wrote:
July 2009

Yeah, I have Indian Summer; Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat; and two songs from Echo Echo. I plan on buying Echo Echo off Amazon once I have more money. I'm broke right now. ;-)

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streetvendors wrote:
June 2009

ah ok, I just wanted to make sure that you weren't deprived of their great older albums.

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earthman21 wrote:
June 2009

oh yeah you are right of course. haha. My bad. I was thinking it was their third because I only own two physical copies of the previous. My mistake.

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streetvendors wrote:
June 2009

They have a lot more than three albums, earthman....

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earthman21 wrote:
June 2009

That is a long bio... A new album is good news! Interestingly, I am about to see them for the third time and they just released their third disc. It will be neat to see the new members as well as the old.

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PlanetWaves66 wrote:
June 2009

gonna see them soon!

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MagicPaintbrush wrote:
May 2009

Best performance I have ever seen...if they're in your town, GO SEE THEM!!

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hwwood wrote:
May 2009

It's a good deal better than LLHR as a whole and while it's probably not quite Indian Summer, it's definitely up there.

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robotrock87 wrote:
May 2009

CrazyCanuck, your crazy. The new album is superb. It's defiantly on par with Indian Summer. Going to be rockin this one all summer!

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CrazyCanuck77 wrote:
May 2009

These guys are one of my favorite bands, but after listening to previews of the new album, I'm pretty sure I won't be buying this album. Sounds pretty lame and average.

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hwwood wrote:
May 2009

Finally! Awesome album. Indecision never gets old for me.

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msf518 wrote:
May 2009

Just got the new album in the mail, a day early! Amazing so far...

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