Non-Typical Find
Self-Released, 2021
9/10
The Idaho family band Tylor & The Train Robbers made me a fan with 2019’s Best Of The Worst Kind, and this follow up album certainly doesn’t disappoint either, as the 8 musicians explore classic country and modern Americana with much skill and timelessness.
“Equation Of Life” starts the listen with vivid storytelling alongside a very rural landscape of bouncy drumming from Tommy Bushman as well as agile pedal steel thanks to Brian Davies, and this formula follows to the upbeat and energetic “This Town”, as well as the sublime beauty of the calm “Worth The While”.
The middle of the listen offers the poetic and warm “Lemonade”, which shuffles with a very appealing form of Americana (and includes Bernie Reilly’s banjo solo) as frontman Tylor Ketchum showcases his inimitable pipes, while the first single, “Staring Down The North”, pairs his smooth singing with a crisp, country rock feel that’s full of gritty melody.
Close to the end the swift “Back The Other Way” displays intricate and flowing synergy between Johnny Pisano and Jason Bushman’s guitar and bass alongside Tommy’s exceptional drumming, and “Silver Line” exits the listen with fluid acoustic guitar amid well timed percussion and much eloquence in a very thoughtful finish to a career highlight record.
The band’s 3rd album and the only one that wasn’t recorded after playing the songs live for months during their hectic touring schedule, Non-Typical Find truly benefits from Jennifer Pisano Kethum’s strategic backing vocals and Cody Braun’s fiddle, mandolin, finger piano and tambourine contributions, too.
In the area of country, roots, Americana, and folk sounds, it just doesn’t get much better than this.
Travels well with: Mac Leaphart- Music City Joke; Justin Wells- The United State