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np: "Song About A Man" - Deer Tick

Deer Tick was one of 2009's pleasant discoveries, an indie folk band from Providence, Rhode Island led by one of the greatest voices of the year - John McCauley. Despite the relative overload of bands milking similar territory right now (Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, etc.) these guys certainly bring their own take well worth hearing. Theirs brings a bit more of the backwoods Appalachia feel to it than what you might find in that of their West Coast contemporaries. McCauley's croon drew me in immediately, he sounds like a young Steve Earle at times, but its the delicate melodies that kept me coming back for more. Here's a pair of songs they performed live on KEXP this year, both are great but its the second that has become my favorite track of theirs.