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check out the review of our new cd from the April marquee magazine Strangebyrds
The Boulder Weekly March 31st Review of;              STRANGEBYRDS-
Local duo Cari Minor and Ray Smith have played around Boulder for nearly a decade. They call themselves Strangebyrds, and their new, eponymous album showcases the duo's knack for tight arrangements and keen production. Most of their songs slide easily into the all- encompassing "folk" category,
but it's when they infuse song's like "Strangers Face", "Back Home To Me" and "Strangebyrds" with mystery and foreboding that Strangebyrds become a true gift for the ears, simultaneously
unsettling and satisfactory. Smith's guitar work is excellent, and there are moments when the two singers voice's blend that  induce chills.
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