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. -- MostlySUFJAN STEVENS
The BQE
HEM
No Word From Tom
THE WOOD BROTHERS
Ways Not to Lose
BLACK JAKE AND THE CARNIES
Where The Heather Don't Grow
HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN
WISHFUL THINKING
Dave Insley
Just The Way That I Am
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