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    Half-Handed Cloud

    I'm So Sheepy

    (2003)

    Reviewed by Brian A. Smith

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    Label independentThe Phantom Tollbooth2003
    experimentalfolkindie pop

    Indie genius John Ringhofer has strung together ten similarly themed songs into a short (under twelve minutes!) EP. All of the songs here deal with the Christian-as-sheep metaphor and allowing Christ to be the Shepherd.

    At times like Yo La Tengo or Freedy Johnston, at others like "Schoolhouse Rock," the album works best if you think of it as a medley of tunes that somehow coalesce into one long song. This may in fact be Ringhofer's goal, given the interconnected nature of the songs, thoughts, and Scriptures expressed here. A great album to study Scripture by.

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