Deer Tick -- Born on Flag Day By Amanda on July 6, 2009 7:28 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Their names brings childhood phobias flooding back, but Deer Tick (MySpace) are a pretty cool alt.country band. I don't use that term, alt.country, much but it fits here, and avoids most of the aspects of the genre which irk me the most. That is, there are melodies and no mumbling. There are 50s rock and roll influences as well as country and folk. John McCauley's vocals are smooth as barbed wire and just as likely to get snagged on your cardie. The music has enough country to be country and enough alt to be a bit alt. McCauley's voice though is the chief instrument and the band wisely doesn't overwhelm it.
Here's a solo of one of my faveourites on the album, "Little White Lies"
And some full band action:
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