Johnny Cash- American Recordings II: Unchained Various Artists only to shift mid-song into

only to shift mid-song into the somber territories of 4AD's early catalog

MCA signed the band in 1996 following moderate sales of their debut Cheshire Cat (1995) and growing popularity of the trio in Australia

the song radiates out into a shimmering sonic heat haze Shadows pulls the classic Wire trick of placing a dark and cruel lyric in a musical setting of tender beauty Never has the recounting of atrocity been so seductively pitched Oklahoma is the muscular and dramatic joker in the pack Lewis' dark vocal swims through a rich compound of guitar textures and synth tones

This was adopted by other bands

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Johnny Cash- American Recordings II: Unchained Various Artists only to shift mid-song intoLabel: American Reissued 3 3 14, originally released 1996 Like all Cash's albums for American, UNCHAINED was produced by Rick Rubin. On the album, Cash is backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as well as a guest appearance by Flea, bassist from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, on "Spiritual", and Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, both of Fleetwood Mac, on "Sea of Heartbreak". UNCHAINED focuses more on covers and less on original material than the