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Almost Charlie

Looking for good music you’ve never heard of? Well I’ve got a treat for you – check out Almost Charlie, a German band with just a hint of Belle & Sebastian, perhaps some James Blunt and a little Rufus Wainwright thrown in. A simple acoustic style rendering of awesome proportions is found on the album Loving Counterclockwise.

The best part of this insanely talented band is the fact all the lyrics are written by Charles Mason of New York. A hilarious and fun loving man from New York City, who Swivek fans may recognize as the lyricist of the songs “Cocksure” and “Come Alive”.

Just like me, who has never officially met Charlie, neither have the boys of Almost Charlie, but to incorporate the man who doesn’t play any instruments of his own, the band included him in their moniker.


You can find out all about the band and their story, and listen to the songs, buy the album etc. all from their own website at www.almostcharlie.com. I promise you won’t be disappointed, I mean with the band’s incredible talent and delivery and Charlie’s incredible sense of irony, pain and humor, you can’t go wrong when you’re loving counterclockwise.

Songs to definitely check out include the title track, “I Can’t Be Your Friend”, “Part Hurricane” and “Roberta Did”.

posted by swivek @ 2:02 PM