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It's clear from this Tiny Desk Concert, recorded without amplification at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, that Maria Taylor has never made a go of it as a busker: In terms of volume, she's closer to a whisper than a scream. But hers is a wonderfully warm presence, and the setting brings out her songs' winsome essence.
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Each obsessive music fan views the obligatory year-end Top 10 list differently, but best-ofs tend to be most effective when the selections are purely a matter of personal taste — "favorites" rather than "best." Here are Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson's picks.
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If Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst is a modern-day Bob Dylan, then Maria Taylor is Joan Baez, if Baez had a fondness for Farfisa organs and spontaneous rapping. Taylor's solo career hasn't broken through beyond sleeper status, but "A Good Start" sounds like a major breakthrough.
()New music from Blind Boys of Alabama; A Derek Bell tribute from The Chieftains; Music for a memoir by Black 47; The hopes and fears of pop trio Keane; Songs for Silverman from Ben Folds; The deadpan bleat of The Mountain Goats; Solo music from Azure Ray's Maria Taylor; Eclectic Seattle rockers Maktub; Early Jamaican dub pioneer King Tubby.
()If Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst is a modern-day Bob Dylan, then Maria Taylor is Joan Baez, if Baez had a fondness for Farfisa organs and spontaneous rapping. Taylor's solo career hasn't broken through beyond sleeper status, but "A Good Start" sounds like a major breakthrough.
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