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Taking their cue from such harmonizers as Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas and The Papas, and CSNY, The Near Myths are eclectic New Millennium vagabond mongrels, infusing traditional folk-rock and pop with a thoroughly contemporary sensibility. Words to Burn, the sophomore effort by The Near Myths, contains thirteen songs, which allows the band to stretch out stylistically. This time around you'll hear a bit more jazz with "Slip across the Border," a piano-based ballad, and a bit more rock with "Need You Gone," a hard driving anthem. The nostalgic eight-minute-plus masterpiece "(Take Me Back to) Dillard Street" is a standout, the British Invasion homage "Laughing by Now" is a bittersweet delight, and the band's four-part harmony has never meshed more seamlessly than on the beautifully edgy "Why . . . ." Words to Burn showcases the band at the height of its creative powers.