Who says Built To Spill is the only Idaho musical export worth a damn? The Very Most hail from Boise, Idaho and offer a healthy dose of mature indie pop with a little twee thrown in for good measure. With vocals that often recall Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion, Dinosaur Jr.) the band sounds comfortably familiar. The male/vocal interplay is a nice touch and the band has a penchant for crafting memorable pop songs with elegant instrumental flourishes. Indie pop has become a dirty word in my vocabulary over the last few years. With so much garbage crowding the genre, it sure is nice to hear a band that realizes the subtlety of a pop song is perhaps its greatest strength. Even if I don’t find myself reaching for Congratulations Forever that often, The Very Most are impressive and I thank the band for giving some hope to this jaded listener.
Genre: Indie Pop
RIYL: Sebadoh, Voxtrot, Belle And Sebastian
Label: Self-Released
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Good Fight Fighting
on Sep 23rd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
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Oliver