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| | M. Ward, Transfiguration of Vincent |
 | | The second track is about the album's title character, "Vincent O'Brien," who "only sings when he's sad/and he's sad all the time." Musically, though, the song features soaring, distorted electric guitars, and a refrain that's full of McCartney-esque vocal flourishes, rocking harder than just about anything on his previous two albums. |
 | | Ward is impressive in his use of metaphors and imagery, as in "Undertaker," where he sings "Love is so good when you're treated like you should be/The sky goes on forever in a symphony of song... |
 | | Entertaining, thought-provoking, and just plain fun, Vincent is one of the best albums of the year so far. |
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