2009-05-31
Out of Portland, duo-used-to-be, Viva Voce is now a quartet for its second album on Barsuk Records. Combining guy-girl harmonies with dreamy guitar and dark lyrics, Viva Voce offers and ambient shoegaze-pop sound. This album was written, arranged and recorded within a month for an immediate sound. Best songs are the country-noir "Red Letter Day" and "Die A Little" with its cool "oooh, oooh, oooh" refrain. Nothing here beats "Devotion", though, the album's opener. Rebecca RuthDONAVON FRANKENREITER
Recycled Recipes
THE POSTMARKS
By the Numbers
JOHN HIATT
THE OPEN ROAD
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 POUND UNIT
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 POUND UNIT
DAVID FORD
I Sincerely Apologize for all the Trouble I’ve Caused.
Jack + Eliza
No Wonders
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