Yonder Mountain String Band

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Yonder Mountain String Band Review

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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.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Sidewalk Stars	Yonder Mountain String Band	04:13	Spotify Amazon
2	I Ain't Been Myself in Years	Yonder Mountain String Band	03:08	Spotify Amazon
3	How 'Bout You?	Yonder Mountain String Band	03:46	Spotify Amazon
4	Angel	Yonder Mountain String Band	04:48	Spotify Amazon
5	Fastball	Yonder Mountain String Band	01:06	Spotify Amazon
6	East Nashville Easter	Yonder Mountain String Band	04:49	Spotify Amazon
7	Just the Same	Yonder Mountain String Band	04:02	Spotify Amazon
8	Classic Situation	Yonder Mountain String Band	03:22	Spotify Amazon
9	Night Out	Yonder Mountain String Band	03:38	Spotify Amazon
10	Wind's on Fire	Yonder Mountain String Band	02:32	Spotify Amazon
11	Midwest Gospel Radio	Yonder Mountain String Band	02:50	Spotify Amazon
12	Troubled Mind	Yonder Mountain String Band	03:35	Spotify Amazon