Sep. 10, 2008 - Issue #673: Sex in the City 2008
New Sounds - Dave Marsh
The True Love Rules
(New Scotland)
I really love when artists present ideas that you’ve thought of, with melodies that intrigue you, in ways that resonate with you so much that their execution surpasses even your own thoughts. When you hear stuff like that, it’s like that idea you had when you took mushrooms that was the most brilliant thing in the world, but it’s not like you wrote it down, did you? That’s what Dave Marsh does on his debut solo record. After spending two decades in Halifax’s music scene, Marsh has reached back into his life and distilled the essence of the “I’m young, I’m bored, I’m a little insecure, let’s fall in love” feeling that permeated my adolescence, and continues to reach its cruel fingers into my early adulthood. Thanks Dave, but fuck your feelings. V
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