PUBLISHED: Sep 05, 2013
DESCRIPTION:
On their 3rd album Hooky, bro/sis duo This Frontier Needs Heroes brings in some friends to round out their sound. How well do they build on their trademark stripped-down style? Watch our review to find out.
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SOUNDS LIKE
• Wilco, Fleet Foxes and The Shins meet up in outer space to make the perfect country western & blues intergalactic road trip soundtrack
• Americana that's so damn sad, it could make George Clooney feel lonely
KEY TRACKS
Hooky, George Clooney, It's Over Now, Trouble
BEST LYRICS
"Lonely Swedish girl, though I can't afford a plane/ I'll whittle you a boat so I can float all the way to Spain / But that's not far enough" -- Lonely Swedish Girl
"So we went for ice cream and called it quits / Cause we knew tomorrow would be better than this" -- Trouble
OVERALL RATING
Kevin: 2/5
Derek: 4/5
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This Frontier Needs Heroes -- Hooky -- ALBUM REVIEW
Episode #28 -- Released 9/4/13
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LAST WEEK'S ALBUM -- TALKIN BOUT GOOD MUSIC