2004-04-06
Boy, talk about guts.Unlike The Thorns who perfected the three way harmonies but forgot about writing songs that stick with, this accidental group (they hooked up at an open mic night) digs in a bit deeper lyrically and adds enough grit to the harmonies to keep them from sliding by unnoticed.
Echoes of the Jayhawks, Wilco, Tom Petty and, yese, even CSN&Y creep into the mix. With songs addressing everything from self-efficiency, to a timely anti-war protest to an eastern-inflected trip into Bombay, there is much to like here.
Nathan Kalish and The Wildfire
Waterbirds
PAUL WELLER
Wake Up the Nation
Robbers On High Street
Tree City
JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Like, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
THE PARTIES
Can't Come Down
SUN CIRCLES
Sun Circles
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