A significant step forward for Colorado's Yonder Mountain String Band, this 2006 self-titled album marks the bluegrass ensemble's Vanguard Records debut and its first collaboration with pop/rock producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, Elliott Smith). Although the group's jam-band leanings are still evident on this 12-track set, the songs are some of the most focused and confident of the act's career, with standouts including the Byrds-like opener, "Sidewalk Stars," and "I Ain't Been Myself in Years," which recalls Jeff Tweedy's pre-Wilco work with Uncle Tupelo. While the focus of the album is still on Yonder Mountain String Band's amazingly deft banjo, mandolin, and guitar interplay, it also features a tighter sense of songwriting and added rhythmic heft, easily making it one of the group's most assured and enjoyable outings.
Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder Mountain String Band
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Track Listing
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 04:13 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 03:08 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 03:46 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 04:48 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 01:06 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 04:49 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 04:02 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 03:22 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 03:38 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 02:32 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 02:50 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
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Yonder Mountain String Band | 03:35 | SpotifyAmazon |
