The Smashing Times - Come Along With Me Brazil 45 Boxset Vol. 5 “Arbiter of my worthiness /

“Arbiter of my worthiness / Arbiter of truth / Make me into a melody / I can sing when you are through

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Excavating deep into Michael‰۪s psyche and blasting it out through a wall of speakers

In ‘This Boy Is A Mess’ (the first single from the album)

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The Smashing Times - Come Along With Me Brazil 45 Boxset Vol. 5 “Arbiter of my worthiness /Originally released on cassette in 2019, this early collection from Baltimore's Smashing Times captures the band before their acclaimed later records, collecting home recorded songs from the Come Along With Me era that never found a place on subsequent releases. Blending jangly indie pop, homespun folk rock and off kilter art pop charm, these wonderfully unpolished recordings offer a fascinating glimpse at a band already brimming with melody,