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Eponymous

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What a ride! Arms of Kismet "Eponymous" kicks complete and total ass from Track 1 to Track 10. This album has been piling up great review after great review across the "indie" music scene, and getting FM airplay on some of the most prestigious radio stations in the country -- WBCN Boston, etc. -- check AoK's website for the complete details. It's all there. Great Reviews. Critical Acceptance. And for Good Reason. Eponymous is Rocking, Lyrical, Substantive, FANTASTIC MUSIC, wrapped in some of the most phenomenal song writing you will ever hear.

Track 1: "Karma Never Forgets" - EVERY act, is an act of consquence. 2: "Beautiful Career" - Beware of becoming the sum of just your unfortunate parts. 3: "Alive and Awake" - Live every minute, alive and awake. 4: "Sail Seven" - We are a species of explorers, attached to our couches 5: "Hang" - Forget your artifice, challenge yourself with the truth 6: "Cuckold of Titan" - the Throne of the Mind can fail even the greatest intellect 7: "Foldback" - Every nanosecond blends past, present, and impending future 8: "Standby" -the "Livelihood of Loyalty" is an incalcualble treasure 9: "Are You My God" - Finding big "R" Religion, amidst the smaller "religions" surrounding us 10: "Sepia Eyes" - TRUE LOVE, stops time. A wonderful, wonderful CD. A fantastic musical Experience. Enjoy it. I did.

Lately, the way I learn about new music is not from the radio or reviews, but through tips from friends. Word-of-mouth prompted me to buy recent records by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, and Wilco. For the past month I've been listening to Arms of Kismet's debut, a record as thoughtful and moving as you'll find. Believe me, you MUST check out Arms of Kismet songs like "Are You My God," "Cuckold of Titan," and "Sepia Eyes." (I guess what I'm typing here is not really a review, but a tip that you deserve.)

Darn. My brother took the CD home to listen to after listening to it last night and digging it. I wrote the longest rambling song by song "review" of this awesome CD on the Jonathan Richman list just as it was changing "administrative" hands and I think it came off crazy ... But my posts usually do :)

GET this CD. I've never met Mark. I read his book "Bonneville Stories" and, well, this album is definitely poetry put to music -- but his novel is a novel on its own.

The vocals and lyrics and music are way too good for like ... radio -- they should be on Satellite CD. Meaning, while you are driving to somewhere, if anywhere particular or not, listening to this CD will make the trip. Stuff like "Karma Never Forgets" and well ... I could go on and on quoting lyrics, because I just LOVED them and wanted to know them. One of those "Wait -- rewind -- play that again!" kind of CDs.

I told my brother, 3 months ago, who lives in Atlanta and only listens to satellite radio, that he would like this, and he said -- when I come up in May, let me hear it. Turns out now he has a CD player as well as his Satellite thing, and well, he's home for 3 weeks, and I'm having a hard time getting EPONYMOUS back from him! "Just one more day" he says.

There's a definite reason why I'm keeping Mark's awesome book, Bonneville Stories, away from my bro until he has no more free time on his hand.

Arms of Kismet -- what can I say -- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS MAGICAL inspiration that SOMETHING MATTERS, and it sounds SO GOOD!

luv ya all!

Malary

Don't run ... drive ... to get a copy of this CD. Especially before the summer hits. It's what you want to put into your walkman as you walk around with that summer feeling and contemplate this world we live in and never really pay attention to. It's poetry put to music that makes you smile and play air guitar while you relax and kind of let yourself off the hook of all the troubles of the world and just be. It's like a thing to DO -- listen to this CD -- all the tracks -- and then go do whatever you have to do. It changes you. It's like a rock and roll yoga class. It's a CD that I now own and will never put too far away in the CD rack because I'm always gonna wanna put it on. When people are about to arrive ... after people all go home ... it DOES something. It's a cause and effect feeling. It's more than just a CD, it's an experience that you can do over and over. Far out!

open up your wallet, let the moths fly free, remove some dusty dollars, and buy this great cd!