The Sadies’ most recent album offers up some instantly familiar roots rock, comforting in its sturdiness and utterly solid songwriting — and an enjoyable Kurt Vile feature. It’s a fine line, however, between familiarly solid and blandly boring; and while I wouldn’t call The Sadies bland, per se, this is not the most fascinating record. It sounds like the mid-career record that it is — perfectly fine quality control, but very few flashes of inspiration necessary to ... read more
Riverview Fog - 7/10
Another Season Again - 8/10
There Are No Words - 8/10
It's Easy (Like Walking) (feat. Kurt Vile) - 10/10
The Elements Song - 9/10
Through Strange Eyes - 9/10
God Bless the Infidels - 10/10
The Good Years - 9/10
As Above, So Below - 9/10
Questions I've Never Asked - 8/10
The Noise Museum - not rated instrumental (do enjoy it)
Overall Rating: 87 out of 100 = 87%