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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

11. Rory GrubbSketches From The Big Sleep

I first saw Rory Grubb in Dublin a few years ago. He just silently handed me a CD of his songs and it was the slight hunch of his shoulders as he walked away that reminded me a bit of Nick Drake, which was strange as his voice sounds a bit like him too. But his instrumentation is quite different and wonderfully inventive. This song has been one I have played again and again, especially the build of the intro.

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