Beautiful Maladies

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Beautiful Maladies

(Island)
Release Date: 06/16/1998 12:00

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This compilation sums up the oblique post-Swordfishtrombone era, with 23 songs from his seven Island LPs. It's a map of his second act, as one of the patron saints of lo-fi. There's even a little bizarre between-song repartee that suggests what a great performance artist he'd be. Includes "Way Down in the Hole," which became the theme for HBO's The Wire.

Download: "Underground"

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