2007-02-05
This is an exciting album, something that we’ve been waiting on for a long time but just finally received. Compared to their debut a few years ago, this is less challenging musically but falls into more of what you might expect it to be—and certainly catchier. The songwriting remains superb, and no matter what they do stylistically they succeed. From Soul to Folk to Blues to jazz to guitar rock, every track makes a distinct impression. If Robert Randolph and the Family band took an introspective sabbatical, smoked a few Js together and recorded their next album in a dark room they might sound like this. -Pete
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Baby 81
Toad The Wet Sprocket
New Constellation
The Steinbecks
Far From The Madding Crowd
Gov’t Mule
High & Mighty
Death From Above 1979
Live at Third Man Records
COLDPLAY
Mylo Xyloto
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