2007-02-05
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
BIRDIE BUSCH
Pattern of Saturn
NEKO CASE
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Darlo Anger's Republic of Strings
Generation Nation
AMBER NICOLE
Lead You The Way Back Home
KIM RICHEY
Wreck Your Wheels
IDGY VAUGHN
Origin Story
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