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.
BAND OF HEATHENS
THE DOUBLE DOWN- LIVE IN DENVER VOL 1 & 2
MENAHAN STREET BAND
Make the Road by Walking
THE IGUANAS – If You Should Ever Fall on Hard Times
BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT
Brightblack Morning Light
Swamp Cabbage
Jive
NEKO CASE
Live from Austin TX
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