New Ruins – “The Sound They Make” (2007)
Posted by (un)relaxeddad on May 9, 2007
Just downloaded this from Emusic. In many ways, ‘The Sound They Make’ is a little too cosily close to the acoustic guitars/rough-hewn harmonies, skeletal pedaled piano and cello territory that marks out so many ‘elegant’ Americana bands. But when it’s done so well, it’s irresistible. “Ships” kicks the record off at a deceptive rush. “Your Ghost” might be almost too self-consciously ‘entrancing’ if it didn’t succeed so well. The songs are uniformly short, sharp and to the point, reminiscent of Wheat in the hazy atmospheres they evoke. This one’s a keeper.
