one of my favorite bands. jim james, may be single handedly responsible for the whole "reverb" style vocals that are so popular in indie right now, Band of Horses and cave singers all owe jim a huge debt. They created a genre of music where it sounds like the vocalist is 20 feet away from the mic.
My morning Jacket can no doubt rock out, as One Big Holiday proves, but for me, I am much more enthusiastic about the whole vibe the band creates. The sound of jims voice and the instrumentation of the band, creates such a southern atmosphere in my mind. The band sounds like August. Its still sunny and warm, but the fall/autumn looms around the corner, the leaves will be turning brown and red soon. Its all there in the sound. Something like The Way That He Sings. That song. Thats what August feels like to me. You are in love with the good weather and the summer, yet you can feel the change of season is coming.
As we move into the summer months i look forward to listening to these albums. It is the perfect summer music.
alot of people hated Evil Urges, but reguardless, i would have to say The Tennessee Fire, At Dawn, and It Still Moves, are among the best records released in the last twenty years, certainly top of the last decade. Everyone seems to enjoy Z alot but I havent given it much of a listen yet.
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