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You might think “the
ordinary” would be boring. No.
This Chicago poet Dean is a prolific poet, journalist and songwriter who fronts Chicago-based band The Me Decade and records as a solo act. His tuneful, soulful, song-based recordings suggest a cross between Big Star-era Alex Chilton and latter-day Stephen Malkmus. Nashville Scene Exhibiting the kind of deft self-mockery that made Paul Westerberg a disciple of Alex Chilton, Larry O. Dean puts the ‘writer’ back in singer-songwriter with his appealing pop dossiers and laconic wit. Mountain Xpress (Ashville, NC) Not just a prolific musician, Dean is also an anthologized poet whose bibliography is as impressive as his discography. Cosmik Debris Dean is known for his Dylan-esque half-sung/half-spoken delivery of literate folk tunes with a rock backing. He can come off like Lou Reed or Matthew Sweet, depending on the tune. Nashville City Paper Like most songwriters, Chicagoan Larry O. Dean was turned on by the Velvets and Modern Lovers. Since leaving behind the pop ramblings of San Francisco (which found him fronting The Fussbudgets and Malcontent), Dean has taken his songwriting to a tapered perfection, crafting lyrics from blocks of ideas that would have been lost with lesser writers. A published poet and freelance writer, Dean's music is pulled out of any heaviness by his words, sounding a little like a young Robyn Hitchcock. Bloomington (IN) Independent |
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