These obsessions come to a head on the eerie folk ballad "The Battle of Evermore
following him from gruff and gravelly to pleading and sweet
with the emphasis off the construction of original material and more appropriately placed on the band and their various collaborators' ability to make electronic magic in the studio
John McCurry
AIR FOR FREE 09/28/2020 These obsessions come to aPersonnel: Matthew Thiessen (vocals, guitar, ukulele, trumpet, piano, programming); Matthew Hoopes (guitar, trumpet, omnichord, keyboards, background vocals); Mark Lee Townsend (guitar, background vocals); Bill Mitchell (guitar); Roger Bissell, Brandon Calderon (trombone); Tom Breyfogle (drums, percussion); Dave Douglas (drums, background vocals); Lisa Goe, Billy Raffoul, Tiffany Fernandez, Jake Germany, Austin Cunningham (background vocals). Audio