
For my return to the fabled Natbib - now back up and running after more than a year - I thought I would hark back to May of this year to Magnolia , debut release of The Wooden Birds. As the newest project of The American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny , Magnolia does play like an AmAnSet album, albeit one recorded in a powercut. Vastly acoustic, and with a much higher emphasis on rhythmic tapping and strumming than any of Kenny's previous output, this album is an accessible and upbeat continuation [...]