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Self-Released, 2024
9/10
The Kansas Outfit Carry Nation & The Speakeasy return with another unclassifiable batch of songs that use punk energy to fuel horns, beats and acoustic ideas via their thrashgrass ways.
“Bad Miracles” starts the listen with warm acoustic guitar and much atmosphere, where Dallin Bulkley’s mysterious bass and Josue Estrada’s well timed trumpet add a cinematic quality, and “Soot Follows Cinder” follows with Jarrod Starling’s distinct, gritty voice amid a country-punk hybrid.
In the middle, “Antonius Block’s Confession” benefits much from Bryce Abood’s scrappy drumming thanks to the raw and harmonic textures that allow Tyler Grubb’s mandolin to shine, while “Cover The Altar” is an initially calm moment that builds into a thick and rich EP highlight of unpredictable folk-punk.
The last track, “Gulls Of The Glow”, doesn’t disappoint either, where a distinct rhythm enters the animated and diverse exit.
An extremely well executed version of Gothic, punk, and country nods, 5 songs of CNS sure does wet the appetite for more.
Travels well with: The Devil Makes Three- Chains Are Broken; Charming Hostess- FEAST