2007-02-02
Described as a “reminiscence of Bob Dylan, John Prine, The Grateful Dead, Arlo Guthrie and classic country of the forties and fifties” and compared to Wilco, Ryan Adams, and Yonder Mountain Spring Band, Thayer’s brand of newgrass has a touch of all of those mentioned blended into something he can proudly call his own. His writing is imaginative and strong, the music toe-tapping good. Dig the baritone sax in the mix on 4-The Way That It Swings, and the fiddle on 5-Snake Bite, arguably the two best cuts on a very listenable album. -- Mostly
Hem
Funnel Cloud
DEADSTRING BROTHERS
CANNERY ROW
Seth Bernard and Daisy May
The Copper Country Quintet
Matthew Ryan
Regret Over the Wires
FRED J. EAGLESMITH
Milly's Cafe
SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE
Dirty Radio
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