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I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind
Folk · 2001 · 14 tracks

I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind

Crash Test Dummies

A skeletal, mandolin-heavy departure from their polished 90s sound. Brad Roberts' deep baritone feels closer than ever in these dusty, back-porch folk tales.

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It's like sitting on a porch with a very deep-voiced friend who has some strange stories to tell.

A weary, nocturnal folk record that balances existential dread with dry, observational humor.

I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind · vs · Crash Test Dummies
Cabin In Woods+2.6σ

Cabin In Woods saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
I Don’t Care That You Don’t Mind
4:04
02
On and On
2:19
03
The Day We Never Met
4:22
04
Let It Feel Like Something Else
3:06
05
Little Secret
2:27
06
Sittin’ on a Tree Stump
2:06
07
Buzzin’ Flies
3:20
08
Yer Devil Ways
4:41
09
Hangin’ Tree
2:52
10
Every Morning
2:52
11
Never Comin’ Back
2:36
12
Put Me in a Corner of Your Mind
4:46
13
Shoot ’Em Up, Shoot ’Em Down
4:54
14
I Never Fall Asleep at Night
2:25
Moments Worth Waiting For
The conversational, almost confrontational intimacy of the title track's opening dialogue.
The way the mandolin plucks cut through the silence on 'Yer Devil Ways' like a folk warning.
The weary, insomnia-driven clock-counting rhythm that anchors the closing track.
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