{"id":12126,"date":"2017-01-03T05:30:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T10:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=12126"},"modified":"2016-12-13T12:13:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T17:13:59","slug":"album-mini-review-various-artists-friends-and-frenemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/03\/album-mini-review-various-artists-friends-and-frenemies\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Mini-review: Various Artists &#8212; Friends and Frenemies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mlm_frenemies.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mlm_frenemies.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mlm_frenemies-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B01N8UIOA1&amp;asins=B01N8UIOA1&amp;linkId=7ce73f49a84a49e9b3a59d231f3cb254&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nFile next to: <strong>Sloan<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/15\/matthew-sweet-sweet-16\/\"><strong>Matthew Sweet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based in the redwoods of Northern California, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/06\/album-review-allen-clapp-his-orchestra-mixed-greens\/\"><strong>Allen Clapp<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s <strong>Mystery Lawn Music<\/strong> has in recent years become a trademark of pop music quality. Originally formed as a vehicle to self-release <i><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2010\/01\/20\/album-review-the-orange-peels-2020\/\">20\/20<\/a> \u2013 <\/i>perhaps the best album by his group the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/08\/the-orange-peels-adventures-in-modern-recording-and-marketing-and-manufacturing-and-part-two\/\"><strong>Orange Peels<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Clapp&#8217;s label has become a collective of like-minded yet stylistically varied artists. This 18-track disc is a sampler of the riches to be found in MLM&#8217;s growing catalog, and features a number of new and\/or previously-unreleased tracks. Highlights include \u201cFriend Collector\u201d from Clapp&#8217;s newest solo release <i>Six Seasons<\/i>, as well as ace tunes from stablemates <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2011\/02\/17\/album-review-agony-aunts-greater-miranda\/\"><strong>Agony Aunts<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/08\/album-review-alison-faith-levy-world-of-wonder\/\"><strong>Alison Faith Levy<\/strong><\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/18\/the-corner-laughers-let-the-music-do-the-selling\/\"><strong>Corner Laughers<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/02\/album-review-marshall-holland-and-the-etceteras\/\"><strong>Marshall Holland<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/02\/anton-barbeaus-traveling-magic-act-part-1\/\"><strong>Anton Barbeau<\/strong><\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/10\/everything-comes-together-the-paul-john-interview-part-one\/\"><strong>Paul &amp; John<\/strong><\/a> and many more. Previously-unheard acts (<strong>The Incredible Vickers Brothers<\/strong>, <strong>Black Butterfly Gang<\/strong>) offer solid tunes as well. Think of this as a sort of power-pop and tuneful-rock mixtape made for you by a really good friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File next to: Sloan, Matthew Sweet Based in the redwoods of Northern California, Allen Clapp&#8216;s Mystery Lawn Music has in recent years become a trademark of pop music quality. 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