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Short Sharp Shocked
Folk · 1988 · 11 tracks

Short Sharp Shocked

Michelle Shocked

A travel-worn collection of Texas-rooted storytelling. Gritty folk-rock arrangements meet a punk-inspired vocal delivery that feels both intimate and confrontational.

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It's like a dusty road trip through Texas with a punk rocker who actually knows how to write a folk song.

A defiant yet nostalgic exploration of roots and restless independence.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
When I Grow Up
02
Hello Hopeville
03
Memories Of East Texas
04
(Making The Run To) Gladewater
05
Graffiti Limbo
06
If Love Was A Train
07
Anchorage
08
The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
09
V.F.D.
10
Black Widow
11
Fog Town (Hidden Track)
Moments Worth Waiting For
the transition from the jazzy shuffle of 'When I Grow Up' into the driving country-rock momentum of 'Hello Hopeville'
the hauntingly sparse arrangement of 'Graffiti Limbo' that highlights the biting social commentary
the sudden, jarring shift into the hidden thrash-punk finale of 'Fog Town' after the folk-leaning tracks
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