It seems I've been listening to a ton of folky, countrified, understated music as of late ... must be the current trend in indie pop ... I really don't know. So anyways, this was another free eM what do I have to lose pick
Iron and Wine/Calexico - In the Reins EP: A
If you read above, it is a short set of folksy understated music, however, I think that I like this set a little bit better than some of the other artists that I've been listening to lately. The reason why is not because of common elements -- whispery vocals, twangy slide guitar, harmonies ... I just think this EP does it a bit better. The harmonies are really cool, and the interaction between the musical elements is well put together and interesting -- almost like a slightly more rootsy hybrid take of early Eagles and solo Simon or some S&G
By better, I mean that these tracks are really easily accessible -- catchy, even -- even though have a complexity in sounds, harmonies, great lyrics. Even when the music expands and sprawls, it seems to enhance the whole of it ... and really not seem like overdone meandering. I don't mind tracks of this length if they plan on doing something interesting during the time span, here there is a good mix of shorter and expansive
I have a feeling some of these tracks will get a ton of spins from me in the short term. This music was just a pleasure to listen to, very easy to get into ... almost welcomes you rather than holds you off, very cool.
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