Artist: The Wild Feathers
Album: The Wild Feathers
Bitrate: 264kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Warner
Genre: Rock
Size: 101.25 megs
PlayTime: 0h 51min 15sec total
Rip Date: 2013-08-10
Store Date: 2013-08-13
Track List:
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01. Backwoods Company 3:06
02. American 4:14
03. I Can Have You 3:36
04. Tall Boots 4:26
05. The Ceiling 6:20
06. Left My Woman 4:13
07. I'm Alive 3:11
08. Hard Wind 3:23
09. If You Don't Love Me 3:29
10. Hard Times 6:11
11. Got It Wrong 3:26
12. How 5:40
Release Notes:
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ôAnd I donÆt know how I got this far down with the ceiling,ö cries Taylor Burns,
one of five vocalists for The Wild Feathers, on their first single, The Ceiling.
However, with each opening set for Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Ryan Bingham,
respectively, that ceilingûa retractable roofûopens wider to reveal the sky-high
limit for the Nashville ensemble. The band signed with Warner Brothers to ring
in the new year, and their self-titled debut is slated for summer release.
The vast majority of The Ceiling moves like an old jalopy with a Ford F-150
engine dropped in. But, around the three and a half minute mark, the track
downshifts with dexterity and ease. As the coda begins, the band coos ôWe should
be easyö in unison until Joel King breaks free and puts his exclamation point on
the verse. KingÆs Chris Robinson-esque bellows texturize the low hum of Burns
and company. This hypnotic reverie, coupled with a swelling instrumental, marks
the efflorescence of the six-plus minute jam session. The four words resound
with clarity and sincerity that is stadium ready.
Backwoods Company has a rougher, darker tone. The lyrics chronicle the guilty
pleasures of falling in with a bad crowd: ôSmoking pistol burned my hand / in
the backwoods they understand.ö By way of bluesy guitar riffs a la the latest
Black Keys album, a wailing harmonica, and thundering drums, the instrumental
careens through a darkened forest at a breakneck pace. Like a professional
stock-car team, the band becomes captivating when side by side at dangerous
speeds.
The Wild Feathers may seem made possible by the recent mainstream tendency
toward knee-slapping amalgams of country, blues, folk, and rock, but the band
has its own distinctive southern flavor, born of traditional rock influences
like The Band, Tom Petty, and The Allman Brothers along with deep Texas roots.
(Four of the five band members hail from the Lone Star State. And, incidentally,
four of the five members were lead singers in their own bands before joining
T.W.F.) Freewheeling collaboration is not only what defines The Wild Feathers,
itÆs what set them apart. As a man who doesnÆt typically listen to a great deal
of country music, The Wild Feathers have passed my guard. How did they manage to
do it? All five of them charged me at once.