Blog: Buzz Bands

[More L.A. releases, and surprises ...] Olin and the Moon, "Terrible Town" (self-released) — Not to sound too hayseed, but this album's like beer. Sometimes you cry in it; sometime you raise your glass. The L.A. quintet with roots in Sun Valley, Idaho, have birthed a "No Depression"-worthy recording that, while hardly straying from country formula, tugs at your heart like a prairie sunset. The fivesome's tidy arrangements help diminutive frontman David LaBrel's crystalline vocals stand out — he doesn't have [...]

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