Blog: The Deli Magazine

Eric Ott's second album, Letter Box , is an interesting melancholic ride for the listener. Ott's stripped down sound and style are rooted heavily in the folk tradition. The simplicity follows through all of the songs. The listener can almost hear to the beat during every string that is plucked, and every snare that is tapped. Ott also flirts with the use of distortion in a couple of songs. For example, album opener, "We All Must Rise Up", has some light sprinklings of distortion. The upward tempo is an overall instrumental chaos. This distortion appears in and out [...]