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Album Details

• Artist: Lorrie Matheson
• Album: You Should Know By Now
• Label: Western Famine
• Year of Release: 2002
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-03-31

National Dust may be all but dust now but Lorrie Matheson still has the songwriting bug. What better way to get a fix than with a solo album. You Should Know By Now reaches into Lorrie’s grab bag of songs and he pulls out 11 tracks that really show where his skill lies. He is reaching a little more into the power-pop area with many tracks like “I’m not always blue� and the amazingly catchy “(I Got My) Blinders On�. But Matheson is not afraid to throw in a quieter track here and there (the introspective “Under A Northern Moon�). While some of the twang of National Dust has disappeared, the heartache still remains. Lorrie’s vocals are a cross between Elvis Costello and Cracker’s David Lowrey, which makes him totally accessible to many. His charms may not come immediately but a couple listens to the catchy chorus’ like “The Escapegoat� and the title track, you’ll be hooked. One thing’s for sure, Matheson has the production down pat. You Should Know By Now is a clean sounding album. By the way Xerxes, another great job on the packaging.

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