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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Whiskey & Cardigans Reviews Beautiful Empty!

Whiskey & Cardigans
Twittereview: John Common & Blinding Flashes Of Light


January 4, 2010


One perk of my job: sometimes hearing music before it is released upon the general populace.


Sometimes I like to review these albums on the Twitter (@whiskeycardigan), one tweet per track. I just made the executive decision to publish these reviews here, in their entireties.


First things: the upcoming release from John Common & Blinding Flashes Of Light – Beautiful Empty. When this “drops” at John’s release show January 16th (you get a free copy when you buy a ticket to the show), go “pick it up”. It will treat you nice.


Twittereview: “Beautiful Empty” by John Common & Blinding Flashes Of Light



  1. Advance listen of the latest @johncommon album. Halfway into track 1 and the hotness is overwhelming.

  2. The female vocals on this record are beautiful. Track 2: I’m either in the Eastern Blok or on a boat.

  3. “Liars love leavers, and losers leave lovers, we hurt one another without meaning to.” Track 3 is damn fine. So fine. YKK on yo’ zippa fine.

  4. Track 4. Piano waltz. Nice because the thumping of my heart thus far had me in a tizzy.

  5. Track 5. Bass groove. Horn section. Dance with a whiskey in your hand.

  6. An intermission! Track 6 full of tuning and paper crunching. And a cough. This points towards a complete work. A must-listen-in-full album.

  7. Mr. Whitman…or the spirit of…on Track 7. And a mental stroll through the trees or someone’s journal entry.

  8. Track 8 = Love’s A Shark = great = on this free compilation

  9. Finally, some angst. Not that I was waiting for it, but the album seemed to be warning you it was coming. Track 9 does the trick.

  10. Track 10. Less angst. More hope. Walking down a barren street when it’s raining and seeing an open coffee shop.

  11. Courage! Track 11! Cello part that makes you want to learn cello!

  12. An appropriate closer, this Track 12. Bridge is mighty and evokes the emotion of this whole album. Well done, @johncommon & gang.

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