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 If the result of road weariness is a thing of beauty such as Skullcover, then maybe we should all hit the road. Maria Doyle Kennedy’s creative energies have delivered a trio of outstanding albums, and with each release her distinctive voice has evolved further into its own delicious space. This covers CD recorded in 2004 for a limited edition website release justly makes its debut on the back of her 2007 collection, Mütter. Swinging from a gorgeously creaky version of the Buggles’ Video Killed the Radio Star to a truly apocalyptic take on Red Sails in the Sunset and a beautifully pastoral Death of Queen Jane (borrowed from the Bothy Band), Doyle Kennedy reinvents each and every song with an enviably jaded brio. Meteor awards may come and go, but MDK is still one hell of a musical force to be reckoned with.
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