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John Brown's Body
Released: Jun 27, 2006
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Released: Jun 27, 2006
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Pianist, composer and singer Robin Holcomb records all too infrequently. She's issued just six albums since 1989, and John Brown's Body -- her label debut for Tzadik -- is her first in four years....
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Solos
Released: Dec 14, 2004
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Released: Dec 14, 2004
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Strange as it may seem, neither Wayne Horvitz nor Robin Holcomb have released an album of solo piano music, though Holcomb came pretty close on Little Three (two vocal tracks disqualify it as solo...
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The Big Time
Released: Jun 18, 2002
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Released: Jun 18, 2002
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There are a total of six years between Robin Holcomb's mostly instrumental Little Three and 2002's The Big Time. But one has to reach back even further for her last batch of original songs,...
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Little Three
Released: Mar 26, 1996
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Released: Mar 26, 1996
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Robin Holcomb's third album is all gray sunlight and hardwood floors. It's like spending an hour in the dusty heat of an old-fashioned radiator, beneath thin windows pressed by brisk cold and...
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Rockabye
Released: Sep 8, 1992
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Released: Sep 8, 1992
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Rockabye, Robin Holcomb's second album, uses more familiar song structures (i.e., verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge) than her debut, which bore little resemblance to any other musical genre....
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Robin Holcomb
Released: Nov 19, 1990
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Released: Nov 19, 1990
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With a tremulous voice, poetic lyrics, and a fine band, Robin Holcomb put together an impressive debut album. A lot of credit for the distinctive sound of this record must be laid at the feet of...
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Larks, They Crazy
Released: 1989
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Released: 1989
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This recording marks a venture into composed and improvised creative music for Holcomb. Her musical ideas are for the most part solemnly focused, but there is a big difference in the approach,...
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