Dar Williams' lyrics are so literate and detailed that her records ought to include a bookmark. Mortal City is alternately haunting, tragic, and whimsical. Tunes like the chugging ''As Cool as I Am'' and the wry ''The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-ed'' prove she's more than just another Great White Mope; she may well be folk's most original and incisive songwriter. A
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