Dear Nora / Three States: Rarities 1997-2007
Album: Three States: Rarities 1997-2007   Collection:General
Artist:Dear Nora   Added:Mar 2009
Label:Magic Marker Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-12-20 Pull Date: 2010-02-21
Week Ending: Feb 21 Jan 31 Jan 24 Jan 10 Dec 27
Airplays: 2 1 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 18, 2016: Munch Time
Make You Smile
4. Feb 15, 2010: My Musical Midlife Meltdown
Second Birthday
2. May 05, 2016: Munch Time
Up On The Roof
5. Jan 30, 2010: My Musical Midlife Meltdown
Second Hand
3. Feb 18, 2010: in the groove
Second Birthday
6. Jan 21, 2010: Lyrics and Licks
The Sign Of The Times

Album Review
Rhino
Reviewed 2009-12-11
Catchy, catchy, earnest lo-fi twee-pop from SF via Portland. Power chords and female vocals w/ 60s pop harmonies. All tracks save four are well under 3:00. With 57 tracks on 2 discs and all songs pretty much the same, I am not doing track reviews, just picks & sporadic notes.

RIYL: Aislers Set, Mirah, Moldy Peaches, Tiger Trap, Sarah Records.

DISC 1: generally more upbeat, catchier tunes
picks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 13, 15,
slower: 5, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 25, 30, 31
29: harmony experiment, no lyrics.

DISC 2: generally slower, lonelier, fans-only tunes
picks: 1, 8, 9, 21, 22
1: nice Dylan cover from a Mates of State split 7”
20: instrumental guitar (0:40)
24: very pretty Zombies cover
25: crowd noise at a live show; not a song
26: ironic drum-machine missy elliott cover. duet w/ and produced by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

Track Listing
1. Make You Smile   29. Philadelphia
2. Second Birthday   30. The Sleeping Zone
3. Up On The Roof   31. The Cold, Cold Lake
4. The Sign Of The Times   32. Girl From The North Country
5. Second Guess   33. To Be Me
6. When You Write A Bad Song   34. Come On Inside (2003)
7. The World Is Falling Down   35. Sarah, You're Not For Me
8. Second Hand   36. The Lonesome Border, Pt 2
9. It's Important To Know   37. You Are 26
10. I Don't Know What To Say   38. Hey Tiger (Early 2003)
11. To Fall Is Not To Fail   39. I Get Up, I Get Down
12. Just One More Thing   40. One Night In The Moment
13. One Two Three Four   41. The Original Mountain Rock
14. Dreaming Out Loud   42. Back To The Garden (Amy's Song)
15. Out To Dry   43. The Northern Side
16. My Autobiography   44. Distant Light
17. In My Room   45. Hey Tiger (Late 2003)
18. Slow And Strong   46. Mistakes Are Not Between Us
19. My Guitar   47. In Your Space
20. You're The Palindrome   48. Fargo
21. As Time Moves On   49. When I'm Wasted
22. Come On Inside (1999)   50. When Things At Home Got Shitty
23. This Is Not A Test   51. On A Trip
24. Ghost In My Head   52. Cold City
25. The Weight   53. Over And Over
26. I Gave Up On Trying   54. The Life Of A Star
27. Where Do You Go?   55. This Will Be Our Year
28. I Was Born In Arizona   56. Trip The Light Fantastic (Carole Murphy)
  57. Hot Boys (W/ Casiotone For The Painfully Alone)