2011-01-15
This Seattle band takes its name from characters in Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" and its gorgeous harmonies and ringing guitars can sometimes mask the depth of the lyrical territory, which covers some of the same themes as the famous Russian novel -- life, death, family, faith, doubt, reason. It isn't often you get such sweet, well-crafted musical lines and deeply thoughtful lyrics in the same package. This group's got both. I&A started as a duo, Tim Wilson and Ryan Carbary, but they've since added a few more musicians and say publicly that I&A is a band, not a duo. All five songs on this EP are excellent, with "Fathers Be Kind" and "Glorify" getting the most attention -- but I'm drawn to "I Was Born to Love Her" and "Living for Someone." 1/11 MJVDVARIOUS
Cedar Rock Basement Program
VARIOUS ARTISTS ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
Beneath The Darkness Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Robert Gordon
I'M COMING HOME
BAND OF HEATHENS
THE DOUBLE DOWN- LIVE IN DENVER VOL 1 & 2
AUTOLUX
Transit Transit
VIVA VOCE
Rose City
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