2007-02-02
Described as a “reminiscence of Bob Dylan, John Prine, The Grateful Dead, Arlo Guthrie and classic country of the forties and fifties” and compared to Wilco, Ryan Adams, and Yonder Mountain Spring Band, Thayer’s brand of newgrass has a touch of all of those mentioned blended into something he can proudly call his own. His writing is imaginative and strong, the music toe-tapping good. Dig the baritone sax in the mix on 4-The Way That It Swings, and the fiddle on 5-Snake Bite, arguably the two best cuts on a very listenable album. -- Mostly
TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON
Steamboat in a Cornfield
JASON ISBELL
Sirens of the Ditch
The Argues
Something New
RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOT
I Stand Alone
REUBEN AND THE DARK
FUNERAL SKY
Anna Christie
Elixer For The Human Heart
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