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Playfully titled The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry, it's no exaggeration to say The Dimes' new record is a musical Cliff Notes for an early American History class. Amidst all of the storytelling and folky, avant-garde arrangements, at its core the record maintains a pastoral, old-country meets sixties pop goodness that cannot be denied. A sonic adventure with inuences ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to The Beatles' White Album, it's the distinct lyrical musings that set it apart from other folk-pop albums this year. Early comparisons of The King Can Drink The Harbour Dry have grouped it with the likes of Andrew Bird, Great Lake Swimmers, Destroyer, Bowerbirds and even Iron and Wine. The band's debut release, The Silent Generation, garnered national attention from SPIN, Magnet, Under the Radar, NPR, USA Today, and a long list of music blogs. SPIN described it as a ''...sparkling pop gem...with its cascading guitars, sweet harmony vocals and Big Country-esque proportions.'' Continuing to work with engineer Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Death Cab For Cutie, Menomena, Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Dolorean), the band's sophomore release is a continuation of historic themes that began on their previous full-length.

1. Damrell's Fire
2. The Liberator
3. Save Me, Clara
4. Walden And The Willow Tree
5. Celia's Garden
6. Ballad Of Winslow Homer
7. Webster Thayer
8. Charles Street
9. Susan Be
10. Lovely Mary Dyer
11. Abigail, Don't Be Long
12. Boston (Trimountaine)

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The album was preceded by the New England CD EP, which includes The Dimes' non-album cover version of John Lennon's "Watching The Wheels":

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Based on real stories and events born of and around Boston, Massachusetts, this 4-song EP is rich with texture and a consistent pastoral thread, complete with mandolins, acoustic guitars, stomps, claps, banjos, melodicas and more pop-laden harmonies than you'll know what to do with. The record reveals a glimpse of the latest material from The Dimes. The EP also contains a special John Lennon cover of Watching the Wheels - a song that is near and dear to Dimes singer-songwriter, Johnny Clay's heart.

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, The Dimes are a quirky, harmony-driven, indie-pop five piece with influences and sounds-like comparisons ranging from The Decemberists to Iron and Wine, Spoon, Tom Petty, and even The Beatles. The band's 2007 debut, The Silent Generation, captured widespread praise and acclaim from SPIN, Magnet, Under the Radar, NPR, The BBC, USA Today, MTV.com and made some rather big waves on music blogs everywhere, both in the United States and in Europe. The album's singles, Catch Me Jumping and Paul Kern Can't Sleep have been darlings of multiple commercial features, including several MTV and NBC shows, and some independent films.

1. The Liberator
2. Save Me, Clara
3. Ballad Of Winslow Homer
4. Watching The Wheels

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