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"Vic Chesnutt&amp;apos;s 1996 album About to Choke, the late Georgia singer-songwriter&amp;apos;s first and only major label release (and fifth album overall), will be reissued through Plain Recordings on compact disc, 180-gram vinyl and via digital-music retailers on June 15th. Chesnutt, who was confined to a wheelchair after a car crash at age 18, passed away on December 25th, 2009, two days after lapsing into a coma following an overdose of muscle relaxers. Over the course of 13 albums, Chesnutt developed a cult following that included fans like R.E.M.&amp;apos;s Michael Stipe, who produced Chesnutt&amp;apos;s first two albums, and Neutral Milk Hotel&amp;apos;s Jeff Mangum.\nAbout to Choke arrived just months after Chesnutt gained national attention when his songs were covered by Madonna, Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M. and Garbage on the Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation compilation, which raised money for musicians in need of health care. About to Choke&amp;apos;s 12 songs are perhaps the most accessible in Vic&amp;apos;s catalog, encapsulating Chesnutt&amp;apos;s darkly comic lyrics while taking a stab at the commercial success that previously eluded him.\n&amp;quot;I guess the very emotional nature of my songs attracts emotional people, and they become quite, um, emotional,&amp;quot; Chesnutt told Rolling Stone in 1998. &amp;quot;They come up to me after the shows, and I don&amp;apos;t know what to say to them. I don&amp;apos;t want to be an asshole or anything, but I think I do my best communicating alone in my room, when I&amp;apos;m writing songs. But I do appreciate them very much. If it wasn&amp;apos;t for them, I would&amp;apos;ve killed myself a long time ago.&amp;quot;\n About to Choke  :\n1. &amp;quot;Myrtle&amp;quot;\n2. &amp;quot;New Town&amp;quot;\n3. &amp;quot;Ladle&amp;quot;\n4. &amp;quot;Tarragon&amp;quot;\n5. &amp;quot;Swelters&amp;quot;\n6. &amp;quot;(It&amp;apos;s No Secret) Satisfaction&amp;quot;\n7. &amp;quot;Little Vacation&amp;quot;\n8. &amp;quot;Degenerate&amp;quot;\n9. &amp;quot;Hot Seat&amp;quot;\n10. &amp;quot;Giant Sands&amp;quot;\n11. &amp;quot;Threads&amp;quot;\n12. &amp;quot;See You Around&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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