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The Whispertown 2000 @ The Barbary (4/11/09)

There's something wonderfully endearing about hearing a pretty girl evoke her inner sailor. "I can't God damn believe this shit," croons Morgan Nagler with a painful charm during “Ebb and Flow,” the most impressive track on her band’s sophomore effort, Swim, released last October. The title was likely inspired by the fact that the group's sound is along the lines of seafarers who listen to Morrissey. Nagler, frontwoman and primary songwriter for the Whispertown 2000, blends the delicately sweet melancholy of Aimee Mann with the adorably subversive eroticism of Melora Creager. Her band boasts lyrics of a struggle to hang on and push forward, coupled with vocality that questions whether this world grants such a sentiment. Their tone runs the gamut from the scene-approved alt. country of Jenny Lewis to the Americana folk of Gillian Welch (whose Acony Records released Swim). Playful sing-alongs for gentle sailing, such as "103" and "Old Times" are balanced with the classically moody blues undertones of "Done with Love" and "Erase the Lines.” Come check out the Whispertown 2000’s April 11th gig at the Barbary and watch Ms. Nagler poignantly balance the roles of princess and pirate. Izzy Cihak