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Los
Angeles Times
April
30 , 2008
Gunnar Madsen, co-founder of the inventive a cappella group "The
Bobs," enriches the field of children's music in a style uniquely
his own.
His new album, “I’m Growing” (Gee, Spot! Records,
$15. (800) 448-6369, www.Gunnar), is his best to date, with off-the-wall
lyrics -- "I love that lady with the pumpkin hair / She smells
as sweet as butter" -- and expert, wildly varied vocal and instrumental
textures.
Tender cowboy dreams ("Best in the West"), a tribute to librarians
and a hilarious take on Mozart's 40th Symphony give way to a tender
finish: a lullaby with Harry Nilsson-like lilting harmonies and a soulful
rendition of the traditional "Shenandoah."
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