DAN JONES
One Man Submarine (Leisure King)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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Jones and his guitar sit next to a Bud Light on his lawn in Eugene, Oregon, recalling Tobin Sprout's more contented moments, and with a cleaner, more specific sound. It isn't hard to believe he once did one-man shows with Husker Du and Roger Miller covers, since he'll remind you of most Husker Du fans you know. Now he's got a full band behind him, and they take him all the way down to the bottom of the bummed out folk of "Death's Head Bar," with no resolution in sight until the end, when "Steve's Dad" promises to waste what's left of your youth. Fans of old school Guided By Voices would love to hear him talk about the "Worst Practice Ever," even though he spends most of One Man Submarine alone with the engineer on the other side of the glass who throws ambient washes and noise back into Mr. Jones' second album where they belong.

RATING: B

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