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Caroline Says “Sweet Home Alabama”

This is not a cover of the famous Lynyrd Skynyrd song, nor is it a piece of music that sounds anything at all like Southern rock. The lyrics of the song address being stuck somewhere – “I used to love this town” – so I figure the song is set in Alabama, and the title is ironic. One way or another, it’s some kind of joke.

This “Sweet Home Alabama” has a hazy, drowsy sound that reminds me a lot of Yo La Tengo when Georgia Hubley is on vocals. The song is built out of looped samples, but as much as the song moves in circles, it’s not entirely static. Subtle vocal harmonies and shifts in keyboard tone give the song shape without breaking its spell or upstaging a low-key lead vocal part that adds a dash of dark humor to its clear-headed introspection.

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