JOHN PRINE - In Spite Of Ourselves LP britpop and to tame any deviant

and to tame any deviant impulse

hit me again and show me where I crack

remains one of the most remarkable flowers to grow in the rarefied air of American minimalism – akin to Terry Riley's Reed Streams and Pauline Oliveros' Accordion & Voice

Extraordinary all the way through

JOHN PRINE - In Spite Of Ourselves LP britpop and to tame any deviantThe phrase "songwriter's songwriter" gets used a lot when it comes to John Prine, and not without reason. Although Prine's never become as famous or successful among the general populace as some of his contemporaries, his standing in the songwriting community is somewhere between Bob Dylan and Jesus Christ. And indeed, Prine is one of the best in the business: funny, poignant and tuneful, his songs could've been written yesterday or a hundred years