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Dirty Three - Doris.

So, when you settle down to make your mixtapes this fall, this track is one to think about as a solid opener for side two. It starts with some quiet studio chatter before crisp drums and tambourine in. The clean sounds don't like long before a thick torrent of guitar stabs come smashing in. When I first listened, I wasn't sold right away, not until the bagpipes came in. Then I was hooked.

It's a triumphant, exhuberant song, full of life. But that life is realistic -- it's rough around the edges; it's not quite perfect. Of the 19 songs on the Dirty Three's new disc, three are named after women. Doris is my favorite, but Amy is a close second. Chan Marshall guests on the title track, Cinders.

The Dirty Three have been around for seemingly ages now, starting out as one of the more unique instrumental slow core bands of the alternative era. Touring with Pavement and Sonic Youth for years, they've produced a half-dozen records of oustanding quality. The new record doesn't disappoint either, showing that Warren Ellis and the boys can still squeeze out new sounds from that violin and all the rest.

The new record will be released on Otober 11th on Anchor and Hope and Touch and Go. You can find the rest of their catalog here.