Music Capsule Review

Made To Love Magic (2004)

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Release Date: Jun 22, 2004; Lead Performance: Nick Drake

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By David Browne

David Browne

David Browne is EW's music critic and author of ''Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley'' (HarperCollins)

For Drakeophiles, the ground-shaking news here is the unearthed ''Tow the Line,'' a threatening-clouds folk-blues that's of a piece with this cult icon's other final recordings. The iffy news is that about half of the still-available ''Time of No Reply'' rarities set are also here. The additions -- like two songs with newly dubbed-on strings -- are a tad suspect. But the ageless, mythopoetic elegance of Drake's craft shines through, even if we truly have heard some of this before.

Posted Jun 25, 2004

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