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Los Lonely Boys - Forgiven
| Billboard | | Los Lonely Boys have reached the liberation point. They've had the multiplatinum, Grammy Award-winning major-label debut in 2003, and they had the sophomore slump with 2006's "Sacred." With expectations tempered for "Forgiven," the sibling trio from Texas doesn't panic but rather retrenches, returning to the easy-grooving, harmony-laden Carlos Santana-meets-Stevie Ray Vaughan feel of its first album. "Forgiven" kicks off with the lost-my-baby Latin blues of "Heart Won't Tell a Lie" and mines plenty of familiar terrain from there on out, including the smooth brotherly vocal arrangements of "Staying With Me," the philosophical big-picture lyricism of "The Way I Feel" and the swinging acoustic groove "Loving You Always....full text |
| | Calendarlive | The kind of emotion-drenched indie-pop that fills "Hymn and Her" is nothing new for Earlimart -- the group delivered a fine album of confessional lyrics and inventive, engaging music last year with "Mentor Tormentor," a major step in its steady rise toward the top tier of L.A. bands.
Releasing another full-length effort less than a year later is unusual, but the accelerated pace might account for the infusion of freshness that makes "Hymn and Her" so arresting....full text |
| | Popmatters | | For Los Lonely Boys’ first album, the Garza brothers called on outlaw country legend Willie Nelson for extra guitar (and extra credibility). For this one, the third in the Los Lonely Boys canon, they’re hauling in John Mayer producer (and ex-Blues Brother) Steve Jordan. Dr. John guests on a couple of tracks, lending the warmth of Hammond B3 to “You Can’t See the Light”, the chill of Wurlitzer to “The Way I Feel”, but sunk so far down in the mix that you can hardly hear him. Even by Grammy-award-winning standards, this is ultra-safe, ultra-commercial pap, blues rock with every bit of scratch and grit vacuumed out....full text |
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