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GRAIN
The Bad Years – Orangeworld Records
- Intro
- Landmine
- I Ruined Love
- Soul Session #5
- Everything You're Not
- Understood
- Jump into the Fire
- Can't Lose
- Third Floor
- Anyone's Woman
- All Your Parts
- Broken
On their second release, Grain check in with an album of big, sexy riffs and melodic, anthemic rock. Recorded at David Lowery’s Sound of Music Studios in Richmond, VA., the 12 tracks on The Bad Years range from crunchy, 70’s pop to layered instrumentals and thoughtful ballads. Instrumentally, the band is rhythmically innovative, guitarist Wayne Smith plays some of the most catchy chords around and singer Carla Simmons has a crushing swoon that gives each number a soulful urgency. “Landmine” is a building rocker, the guitar drenched “I Ruined Love” is bombastic, elegant and fierce, and “Understood” is soaring and hard to resist. Produced by Alan Weatherhead, The Bad Years is a smashing second album that shows Grain are one of the most exciting young bands to watch.
Alex Green