{"id":2277,"date":"2013-08-17T19:51:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T19:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2015-10-20T19:51:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:51:41","slug":"john-moreland-in-the-throes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/17\/john-moreland-in-the-throes\/","title":{"rendered":"John Moreland – In the Throes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Samuel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug 17, 2013 at 02:00 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"My entire experience with John Moreland before picking up In The Throes was hearing a song of his featured in a Sons of Anarchy episode; just a name on the screen at the credits.<\/p>\n

I liked the snippet of the song enough to remember the name when I saw folks mention the great new album from Moreland that had just been released. I decided to hit the search bar, visit Moreland\u2019s Bandcamp site and listen to the album on the stream.<\/p>\n

The sound was the first thing that hit me. The songs sounded full. That being said, I don\u2019t mean layer and layer of instrumentation. This was the tasteful fullness of an elegant dinner as opposed to the fullness associated with overflowing the plate during a night of gluttony at the Golden Corral. The songs developed musically and followed the mood projected by Moreland\u2019s narratives.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where the album truly shines, the narratives. This is not an album of bright-eyed pop music from someone who has never felt sadness, this is a walk through the real world. It\u2019s a look at the Oklahoma landscape Moreland has known throughout his life. Failed relationships, longing, understanding and an attempts at resolving one\u2019s issues come to the forefront on the album.<\/p>\n

There are highlights throughout each song. Normally in a review, I\u2019d break down songs for you to check out, but to me, this album is best taken in as a collection of songs creating a complete work, not singles to cherry-pick. The cohesion from track to track is impressive. The songs seem to build from each other as they move along, which is something missing from so many albums these days.<\/p>\n

After I listened to the streaming album, I dropped the $8 Moreland has the album priced at and have let it play over and over on my computer and car stereo. Do yourself a favor, check out what is being called one of, if not THE best album of the year by places like No Depression, Ninebullets.net and, well, us.<\/p>\n

Go listen here<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Samuel Barker Aug 17, 2013 at 02:00 AM My entire experience with John Moreland before picking up In The Throes was hearing a song of his featured in a Sons of Anarchy episode; just a name on the screen at the credits. I liked the snippet of the song enough to remember the… <\/p>\n

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