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The Dallas Observer
October 25th - 31rst


"Speaking of Nourallah, besides playing with Legendary Crystal Chandelier and The Happiness Factor, Bedford-based Western Vinyl just put out a collection of songs recorded by him (Salim) and his brother Faris, appropriately enough under the name the Nourallah Brothers. The disc is as well-crafted as pop albums come, sounding a little like two Elliott Smiths teaming up to record forgotten Chad and Jeremy songs, with a few Kinks covers thrown in for good measure. Of course, those are just recommended-if-you-like comparisons; every song really stands on its own. Maybe that's lofty praise, but we listened to the thing front-to-back five times in a row while we were cleaning out our desk (don't get excited, just moving to--strangely--an even more decrepit work station), and we couldn't find a single note out of place. Seriously, if you can't find it in a store near you, head to www.westernvinyl.com or www.nourallahbrothers.com and find out where you can get yourself a copy. Or you can just ignore us. It wouldn't be the first, or the last, time..."
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