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Title: These are not songs. These are the soundtracks to life.
Review: Susan Werner's songs are deeply felt without being soggy. Always crisp and spare, her lyrics cut through so much folk music mush, unless she is making fun of herself, which she does sloshingly well. A highly intelligent and smart songwriter, Susan does not just turn a clever phrase; she invents a clever concept, creates characters of emotional depth, composes poetic narratives, and illustrates them with bright, textured melodies. Then she delivers it all with masterful guitar playing and an incredibly large, operatically trained, I'm-just-a-folk-singer-intimate voice. These songs are real. Prepare to laugh and cry.
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