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Thao\'s idiosyncrasies come alive in her darkest moments on this 2009 release. The singer/songwriter leads her band down a thorny path shaped by post-breakup blues, but you\'d hardly guess it from the surface. The buoyant hand-clapping opener flows right into the upbeat, horn-fueled \"Cool Yourself,\" then parades into the seductive rock waltz of \"When We Swam.\" Still, underneath that lively chamber folk-pop is a heart in mourning, something Thao slowly unveils with soft banjo picks and silky strings on slow-burning \"The Give.\"
After a personal, sometimes exuberant debut, Thao Nguyen's follow-up is the post-party comedown, a collection of hard-learned lessons.
A review of the new Thao With The Get Down Stay Down album, Know Better Learn Faster out on Kill Rock Stars.
Following a highly acclaimed breakthrough, this fourth album from Thao With The Get Down Stay Down has it all: skilful arrangements, sexy but painfully honest breakup lyrics, Sufjan Stevens’ produce
In early 2009 the venerable Kill Rock Stars was once again rewarded for good taste when Thao Nguyen's much lauded second album became the label's best...