Nov. 2, 2000
By Zac Crain
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The Nourallahs write, sing, and play everything here, save for an assist from
drummer Bill Shupp on a couple of songs ("I'll Remember You" and "Who Are
We?," in case you're wondering), and I still haven't been able to get all the
way around it. Meaning: I've listened to it a few dozens time now, and I
still hear something new each time, the subtle sound effects on "A Morning
Cigarette" being the latest find. And each time there's a new favorite: the
first few times around it was the one-two combination of "Public Skool" and
"I Wanna Be An Artist," two of the least self-conscious songs I've heard in
some time. Later, it was the sad-eyed "Down," and now, I'm not sure. "My
Little Innocent One," which Elliott Smith left off XO? Or maybe "Heaven is
the Day," which ups the ante for any Elephant 6 acolytes? I don't know. At
any rate, Nourallah Brothers is the alternate soundtrack to Rushmore, a piece
of the '60s that you can hold in your hand and in your head.
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