Some songs are just a groove. And God‚ what a groove this is. Chan Marshall and her band take Dylan's exclamation of faith and give it a hard‚ slashing guitar riff‚ douse it with echo that slaps you in the face‚ and then bring the beat down with sledgehammer confidence. You can almost see Marshall strutting and preening around the mic as her voice reaches for the exposed nerves in her heart. The most powerful track on an album that embodies longing with brawn and tenderness‚ classic songs and dark‚ raw soul.
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