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EP Phone Home
Rock · 2001 · 5 tracks

EP Phone Home

Ben Kweller

A dusty, four-track diary of piano and acoustic guitar. These are the fragile, tape-hissing blueprints of a power-pop songwriter finding his solo voice.

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It's like listening to a genius kid's private tape recorder in a messy bedroom.

A fragile, tape-hissing collection of bedroom sketches that feels like a warm hug in a cold room.

EP Phone Home · vs · Ben Kweller
Lo Fi+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
Commerce, TX
3:53
02
Launch Ramp
1:51
03
How It Should Be (Sha Sha)
1:42
04
Debbie Don't Worry Doll
5:06
05
Harriet's Got a Song
4:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The fragile, slightly out-of-tune piano chords on Commerce, TX that feel like a private rehearsal.
The sudden, scrappy burst of energy in Launch Ramp that recalls his teenage grunge roots through a lo-fi filter.
The sprawling, five-minute intimacy of Debbie Don't Worry Doll where the tape hiss becomes its own instrument.
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