Almost Killed Me

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  2004

  James

  The band treats classic bar-band rock as a delivery system for sprawling stories about addicts, drifters, parties, Catholic guilt, and survival. Craig Finn’s half-spoken vocals make every line sound overheard rather than performed. It’s scrappy and overloaded, but that clutter is part of the charm — the album practically sweats beer and fluorescent light.