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Julie Doiron Album: “Broken Girl [Bonus Tracks]”

Julie Doiron Album: “Broken Girl [Bonus Tracks]”
Album Information :
Title: Broken Girl [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date:2006-11-21
Type:Unknown
Genre:Adult Alternative, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
Label:Jagjaguwar
Explicit Lyrics:Yes
UPC:656605205564
Track Listing :
1 Dance Music Video
2 Elevator Show Video
3 Crumble
4 Soon, Coming Closer Video
5 August 10 Video
6 Taller Beauty Video
7 Grammy Video
8 Grew Smaller
9 Happy Lucky Girl Video
10 Sorry Story Video
11 So Low Video
12 Waiting For Baby Video
13 Beautiful Video
14 Laugh With Me Video
15 Sad Song Video
16 Five
17 Book Song
18 His Girlfriend
19 Dance Music Video
Review - :
{@Jagjaguwar}'s reissue of {$Julie Doiron}'s {^Broken Girl} adds the four-song single {^Dog Love, Pt. 2} from 1993 and three-song single {^Nora} from 1994 to the album's original running order. When she recorded those two singles she was still a member of {$Eric's Trip}. 1995's {^Broken Girl} was her first post-split record and it a very good one. The songs are all memorable and the melodies are very strong. {$Doiron}'s sweet voice, the hushed nature of the recording (most of the songs are just her vocals and guitar) and the melancholy of the subject matter combine to make this the kind of record that sounds really good on an autumn day, preferably one where the cool breeze carries with it the smell of burning leaves. Like {$Lou Barlow}, {$Doiron} makes the very personal sound universal on songs like {&"Taller Beauty"} and {&"Soon Coming Closer"} by opening up her fragile heart and bravely letting us take a peek. The record is a very fine debut made even better with the addition of the single tracks. Unlike the album, the songs feature amateurly played drums but carry the same intimate and brokenhearted feeling. Songs like {&"Five"} and {&"Dance Music"} wouldn't sound out of place on a {$Spinanes} or {$Lois} record. And that is high praise indeed. Fans of {$Doiron}, which should be anyone who likes smart, emotionally honest without being too messy about it music, will be thrilled that this impossible to find material is now readily available. [This release contains bonus tracks.] ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide