Sunday Morning Record

Sunday Morning Record

Austin, Texas, has so many musicians per square mile that a band could lose its bassist, drummer, and guitarist and still fortify its ranks in time to make an excellent album. At least that’s what singing guitarists Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist did for Sunday Morning Record, The Band of Heathens’ fourth (or seventh) album. There’s absolutely nothing missing from Sunday Morning Record, an album so strong that its closing tune, “Texas,” is as emotionally resonant as the 10 preceding it. Things start with the ruminative “Shotgun,” which recalls Fred Neil’s “Everybody’s Talkin’” with a laid-back feel in perfect alignment with the album’s title. Even when The Band of Heathens pick up the tempo for the country-honk of “Miss My Life,” they do so with an acoustic ease that could be happening in the den. Touches of early-‘70s country-rock flow through the electric piano–possessed “Records in Bed,” while “Since I’ve Been Home” uses the group’s strong harmonies for a beautiful counterpoint to the melody. A deep bench of talent solves all problems.

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