TAS Rated 4/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics in the April/May 2008 Issue of The Absolute Sound!
With A Blessing and a Curse, most of the album's 11 songs were written in the studio during the recording sessions - and though the sound and the feel of these tunes is consistent with the band's previous body of work, A Blessing and a Curse sounds like a collection of individual pieces rather than a coherent and organic whole.
"Sonics are simple, present, and alert. When sticks hit drum skins, the beats respond with realistic kickback." - Bob Gendron, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2008
Features:
180g Vinyl
Musicians:
Mike Cooley, guitar, vocals
Jason Isbell, guitar, vocals
Patterson Hood, guitar, vocals
Shonna Tucker, bass
Brad Morgan, drums
Selections:
1. Feb 14th
2. Gravity's Gone
3. Easy On Yourself
4. Aftermath USA
5. Goodbye
6. Daylight
7. Wednesday
8. Little Bonnie
9. Space City
10. A Blessing And A Curse
11. A World Of Hurt
With A Blessing and a Curse, most of the album's 11 songs were written in the studio during the recording sessions - and though the sound and the feel of these tunes is consistent with the band's previous body of work, A Blessing and a Curse sounds like a collection of individual pieces rather than a coherent and organic whole.
"Sonics are simple, present, and alert. When sticks hit drum skins, the beats respond with realistic kickback." - Bob Gendron, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2008
Features:
180g Vinyl
Musicians:
Mike Cooley, guitar, vocals
Jason Isbell, guitar, vocals
Patterson Hood, guitar, vocals
Shonna Tucker, bass
Brad Morgan, drums
Selections:
1. Feb 14th
2. Gravity's Gone
3. Easy On Yourself
4. Aftermath USA
5. Goodbye
6. Daylight
7. Wednesday
8. Little Bonnie
9. Space City
10. A Blessing And A Curse
11. A World Of Hurt