Out Of My Hands
发行时间:2009-02-24
发行公司:环球唱片
简介: Green River Ordinance's family-friendly anthems take influence fromthe Fray,Matchbox Twenty, and other torchbearers of suburban pop/rock, resulting in a sound that's both appealing and commonplace. To the band's credit, Out of My Hands is nothing if not a marketable album; the songwriting is singularly focused on replicating the sounds of Top 40 radio, and the record's three producers claimMaroon 5,Sister Hazel, andGavin DeGrawas previous clients. Accordingly, every song here sounds geared for radio playback and TV placement, from the nostalgic chimes of "Goodbye L.A." to the finger-plucked arpeggios of "Endlessly."Josh Jenkinssports a fine voice -- not entirely distinguishable from the impassioned howl ofAugustana'sDan Layusorthe Fray'sIsaac Slade, perhaps, but pleasant nevertheless -- and his bandmates claim songwriting credits on every track, with only four songs featuring contributions from outside collaborators. While other artists rely on the veteran expertise ofRyan Tedderorthe Matrixto sound this slick, Out of My Hands manages to keep the talent in-house, and the band's ability to recycle its influences into familiar, palatable music will likely result in some degree of chart-climbing success. Still, it's hard to view this as anything other than a tribute album to the aforementioned bands, whose style Green River Ordinance easily emulates but rarely transcends.
Green River Ordinance's family-friendly anthems take influence fromthe Fray,Matchbox Twenty, and other torchbearers of suburban pop/rock, resulting in a sound that's both appealing and commonplace. To the band's credit, Out of My Hands is nothing if not a marketable album; the songwriting is singularly focused on replicating the sounds of Top 40 radio, and the record's three producers claimMaroon 5,Sister Hazel, andGavin DeGrawas previous clients. Accordingly, every song here sounds geared for radio playback and TV placement, from the nostalgic chimes of "Goodbye L.A." to the finger-plucked arpeggios of "Endlessly."Josh Jenkinssports a fine voice -- not entirely distinguishable from the impassioned howl ofAugustana'sDan Layusorthe Fray'sIsaac Slade, perhaps, but pleasant nevertheless -- and his bandmates claim songwriting credits on every track, with only four songs featuring contributions from outside collaborators. While other artists rely on the veteran expertise ofRyan Tedderorthe Matrixto sound this slick, Out of My Hands manages to keep the talent in-house, and the band's ability to recycle its influences into familiar, palatable music will likely result in some degree of chart-climbing success. Still, it's hard to view this as anything other than a tribute album to the aforementioned bands, whose style Green River Ordinance easily emulates but rarely transcends.