The Wrens -- "Ex-Girl Collection"
How many guitar tracks can you possibly layer on one song? The Wrens set out on this track to find out the answer.
The thing is, each guitar that I can distinguish in the mix seems vital; each one makes it own contribution to the sound. They all jangle together well, so that at the end of the song when it drops down to just one scratchy rhythm track, you can still hear the sound of all the other guitars ringing in your head.
Lyrically, by the way, the song is a real downer, confessional in a way that seems to make it a real put-down to oneself. Maybe the speaker of the song is a real a-hole, but he makes up for it, partly at least, with his finely tuned sense of melody.
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