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The Deal: Hymns, the Southern, homegrown quartet featuring Brian Harding, Jason Roberts (both from Harrisburg, N.C.), Tony Kent and Matt Shaw (both from Celeste, Texas), loaded up on instruments and spent some days on a dusty ranch to concoct their sophomore album.
The Good: The album starts off with "NYC Nervous Breakdown," a funky, upbeat craft and leads into "I Can't Be What You Want," a track that sets the album's tone – from horns blazing to banjo streaming country kindred vibes. "L.A. Or Babette Sange" features keys, as does the slower track "Train Song." Other highlights include a shake and bake of tambourine and horn on "St. Sebastian," a canorous fried chorus on "Blame It On The Mountains," indie-pop-esque bouncy beats on "Travel In Herds," and the speedy country rocking, organ trailing of "Off My Mind." Offering a range of instruments, I was impressed by the album's overall eclectic feel.
The Bad: On some tracks, the blaring honky-tonk of horns didn't seem to be necessary, but there they were. Either way, they didn't hurt anything. The extra spices of sounds only resulted in a more flavorful mix.
The Verdict: This album is a pleasure to hear and it really does make for a perky parade of sounds. The band's Southern roots are apparent and jump out in spurts. Definitely an album worth checking out.
Blackland; Release date: March 11, 2008
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