Summary
Though Hymns is the closest American Aquarium has come to a singer-songwriter record - and indeed, songwriting is the focus of the album - calling it such would be a major disservice to the six fellows backing [BJ Barham]. Where last year's Dances for the Lonely crackled with live-wire energy and bombastic bar-band arrangements, Hymns is the balance between 2008's lush The Bible and the Bottle and its understated companion EP, Bones. Whether it's the gentle arcs of pedal steel and organ upon which "Hurricane" and "Gone Long Gone" ride or the careful interplay of violin, mandolin and banjo that frames "Brother, Oh Brother," each member plays the role that fits the piece here.
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Smalltown Hymns
AMERICAN AQUARIUM
SMALLTOWN HYMNS(Last Chance Records)The first couplet of "Gone Long Gone" - the penultimate track of Smalltown Hymns, American Aquarium s fourth album - re...See the full content of this document
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