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Giant Sand — proVISIONS

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) September 4, 2008 11:32 am
Closing summer in a stark, sun-scorched fashion, Howe Gelb's latest Giant Sand opus keeps a careful eye on doors he opened long ago. proVISIONS will hardly be a revelation to longtime Gelb supporters, but it's still a worthy addition to the legacy for those who are predisposed to this sort of thing. Gelb has some famous friends helping out, as per...
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Grandaddy — Below The Radio

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By Steve English (CHARTattack) November 9, 2004 3:02 pm
Anyone familiar with the work of Jason Lytle, he of pastoral indie types Grandaddy, shouldn’t be surprised that his handpicked mixtapes are short on Pantera or Master P and long on like-minded slow-rollers like Giant Sand and Beulah. These 14 selections (plus one new Grandaddy tune) have the warm, enveloping comfortableness of a favourite sweater...
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Giant Sand's Blurry Blue Mountain Hits #1

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) January 18, 2011 3:32 pm
2011 is full of surprises. Not only are radio programmers from across Canada still enamoured with last summer's prime releases, but Giant Sand, an old campus radio favourite for over a quarter of a century, grabs the #1 spot this week.This marks the first time Howe Gelb has sat in the top spot on the campus radio chart. Giant Sand's Blurry Blue...
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Giant Sand — Blurry Blue Mountain

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) December 15, 2010 1:48 pm
Giant Sand's leader Howe Gelb has been producing rambling odes for a quarter century. Blurry Blue Mountain acts as a bookend to the band's predecessor, 2008's proVISIONS, as both were recorded in Denmark using the same core of musicians. The significant difference between the two albums is proVISIONS was filled with a variety of guest vocalists...
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Giant Sand's Provisions Include Neko Case And M. Ward

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By CHARTattack Staff March 5, 2008 6:00 pm
As usual, Howe Gelb had a number of guest collaborators on the new Giant Sand album. It's a good thing he was stocked up with Provisions. Recording and mastering for Provisions, the 20th-or-so studio effort that Gelb has made under the Giant Sand name, wrapped up late last month. There's no release date yet, according to an email sent to fans...
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