Dave & Phil Alvin Alvin Lost Time LP Slip Sleeve / Jacket Though tracks change direction and

Though tracks change direction and are stylistically variable -- even the one-minute interlude "Vulture Baby" evokes tranquil Blackbyrds and ghostly Pink Floyd -- the sequencing is well-paced

and it's difficult to tell the covers from the band's own work

Her haunting voice

Label: Barsuk Records

Released: 2010-09-07

Dave & Phil Alvin Alvin Lost Time LP Slip Sleeve / Jacket Though tracks change direction and"Lost time is not found again." This ancient idiom is at the heart of brothers Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin's long, tumultuous relationship. However, in Dave's own words, "Some times Fate, or God or the Universe, gives you a rare chance to prove an old saying is wrong." The brothers' new album, appropriately titled Lost Time, does just that. Over Lost Time's twelve tracks, Dave and Phil pay homage to a number of artists and songs that had an early,