So I'd never heard of this guy before I went to see his set at SXSW in 2006. The friend I was with wanted to go, 'cause an old mutual friend* was playing guitar with Kelley, at the time. I ended up being pretty impressed and started buying what I could find when I got home. In addition to his three releases on SubPop, there are a bunch of releases on smaller labels; today's selection is from one of those. Despite the cover art saying "LP," it's a CD-only release. Then again, "LP" is just an acronym for long play, as opposed to "EP," which stands for extended play, so a CD can also be an LP, technically. I still tend to say LP, though, when referring to 12" vinyl records of a full-length duration. There's also a lathe-cut LP from that same tour, I think. I don't have that one, and I WANT ONE! If you have a copy, gimme it. Now.
*Sean Coleman, whose band from 20 years ago, White Bread, may one day be featured here, if I can get setup to rip stuff from cassettes, I hope. | 
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Way cool -- I have to buy a Kelly Stoltz album or two. Where do you suggest starting?
Thanks!
Glad you liked it! I'd recommend starting with his first full-length on Sub Pop, Below the Branches. It wasn't his first album, but the earlier ones are out of print and not too cheap on eBay or Amazon.
i listened to this song twice! and the decision is......i like it!
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