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From: The Washington Post
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John Wesley Harding is a very smart fellow. His first novel will be published next spring by Little, Brown (under his birth name, Wesley Stace). His new album, "Adam's Apple," builds one song from John Donne's poem "Negative Love" and another from a collaboration with classical composer Gavin Bryars. "Monkey and His Cat" was inspired by an 18th-century woodcut, while "Protest Protest Protest" chronicles the history of American protest since the '60s.

Don't let any of this put you off. Harding adds so much melody and humor to his pop-rock tunes that they never feel like homework. His song ...

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