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Ode To Sunshine
by Delta Spirit
The group featuring ex-Noise Ratchet founders releases its debut album, which was recorded in a cabin in Julian, CA.
| LABEL: |
Rounder |
| RELEASE DATE: |
26 August 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Indie, Country |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
90
PopMatters
What Ode to Sunshine really boils down to is excellent songwriting. And it only helps that the album’s pacing is fantastic and hardly ever drags.
82
Filter
Some songs are happy songs; some are sad, but the pure joy of melody shines through in every one. [Summer 2008, p.92]
80
Spin
Despite passing echoes of Spoon and Violent Femmes, Delta Spirit's rough barroom pop is its own creature, with jangly pianos, rattling drums, and scruffy acoustic guitars making a thrilling ruckus.
75
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Ode To Sunshine is brimming with gritty, staggering soul that floods the gap between the Stones' R&B-inflected early oeuvre and Cold War Kids' world-weary keening.
70
All Music Guide
The ex-Noise Ratchet founders shift to more rootsy territory with their new band, yielding impressive results.
70
Prefix Magazine
Despite Delta Spirit’s anarchic (i.e., creatively opportunistic) sampling of everything from cold war folk to the Cold War Kids, when the band members hit their stride--as on the rumbling, locomotive grooves of piano-stung epic Americana on 'Trashcan'--Sunshine becomes nothing less than an ode to musical joy.
67
Austin Chronicle
The piano-driven 'Trashcan,' bright and jovial 'House Built for Two,' and wobbly waltz of the title track accent Ode to Sunshine's 11 tunes, making it a pleasing debut from a band that should have an interesting future.
60
Slant Magazine
Catchy and pleasant but ultimately flawed, Sunshine is a solid effort from this up-and-coming band, and if they're able to harness their Southern revival hymns with the bravado of '70s guitar rock, Delta Spirit will be a force to be reckoned with.
The average user rating for this album is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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