11.11.2009

RIYL: the ivories tickled, group singing, and the Basement Tapes of today

Bombadil - Tarpits and Canyonlands

on the Avett Brothers' Ramseur records (2009)

More Ketchup. Against the grain of fidelity-unconscious garage rockers that seemed the dominant musical trend of 2009, the North Carolina-bred Bombadil manage to still focus on substance over style, writing piano-led music that's difficult to classify but easily identified for its peculiar wit and magnetism. Some have even gone so far as to mention The Band in Bombadil's description. There's also something of the Mountaingoats and Ben Folds in their sound, although much less obnoxious if you ask me.

Buy it at Insound!

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