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| | Illinois Times: A & E: Music: Not your typical narcissist (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | At once grittily realistic and poetically opaque, his lyrics feed on such topics as deadbeat dads and drunken half-men, the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease, naked crackheads, household rats, the erotic allure of the baby Jesus, and testicular sweat. |
 | | With help from an all-star cast of supporting musicians, including legendary arranger Van Dyke Parks, multireedist Roy Nathanson, bassist/chanteuse Me’Shell Ndegéocello, Cibo Matto member Yuka Honda, and loyal collaborator Marc Ribot, Thompson began recording Black Yankee Rock the day after the 2004 presidential election. |
 | | Despite the long gaps between releases, every Chocolate Genius CD is essentially the same: an exquisite downer, a bilious and tender riff on the human condition. |
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