I've been listening to some stuff recommended by the incomparable Scott Ganem. It's all got soul, but some's a little too legit for my tastes, some a little too straightforward. But this dodges every pitfall, doubles every upside, swings for the fences, bringing a revival of joy, a double shot of innovation, old made new made real made soulful made exuberant.
Slim's voice caws and croaks and careens while a merry flock of pianos and horns and banjos and guitars and organs ramble alongside in a fantastic caravan, keeping you on your toes just to tip you into a ditch you'll roll out cathartic and grinning in spite of yerself. Shades of Okkervil, Wilco, Districts, Mountain Goats, Benjamin Booker, Josh Ritter, Yo La Tengo, even bizarro good versions of Mumford and Dylan, they all open into a clearing sparking with wonderful depth and levity 4.5/5
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