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Review by Johnny Black, first appeared in Hi Fi News.
Recorded in just five days, this sophomore album from a band rooted in the burgeoning North Carolina music scene, is refreshingly rich in all the eternal verities of classic folksy rock – simplicity, melody and emotional power – largely because of the songs and voice of Heather McEntire. Their 2011 debut was more laid back and acoustic but, despite some beautifully introspective moments like the haunting I Built A Town and the lonesome Connecticut To Carolina, this is noticeably more fuel-injected on cuts like Bright Light and Eureka Springs, wherein guitarist Jenks Miller gets an opportunity to stretch out via a delightfully constructed duet with himself.
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Recorded in just five days, this sophomore album from a band rooted in the burgeoning North Carolina music scene, is refreshingly rich in all the eternal verities of classic folksy rock – simplicity, melody and emotional power – largely because of the songs and voice of Heather McEntire. Their 2011 debut was more laid back and acoustic but, despite some beautifully introspective moments like the haunting I Built A Town and the lonesome Connecticut To Carolina, this is noticeably more fuel-injected on cuts like Bright Light and Eureka Springs, wherein guitarist Jenks Miller gets an opportunity to stretch out via a delightfully constructed duet with himself.