The Good Earth

Sound DNA

• Alt/Indie
• Indie Rock

• jangly
• meditative
• pastoral

About

Six years after releasing a debut that would stand as a critical achievement decades later, a slightly different lineup of the Feelies produced a second record, one with softer edges and a mellower world view. Although <i>The Good Earth</i> feels like the band traded in amphetamines for decaf chai and yoga, the album carries nearly the same weight as <i>Crazy Rhythms</i> in terms of its critical success and influence. Now two drummers strong, this lineup shares the insistent, propulsive energy of the original group, but it’s tempered with a more relaxed, grounded feel, befitting its title. A perfect road trip record, you feel summer wind in your hair as the guitars churn and chime on tracks like “On the Roof” and “Let’s Go,” you hug a curvy, country road as the hazy psych-pop of “Tomorrow Today” unfurls around you. Even when toms are struck and guitars are strummed in hummingbird time, even when reedy Velvet Underground guitars ring out, <i>The Good Earth</i> somehow soothes and calms, its yin and yang creating a wonderful harmony.

via Apple Music

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