Album Reviews

The connection between Califone, Vetiver and The Shins…. Anyone? He’s called Eric Johnson and except for having played in the first two and still playing in the last band, he also has his own project called Fruit Bats. Whereas he did pretty much everything himself with a revolving cast of friends helping out on the first three albums, “The Ruminant Band” is made by a full band.

Expect to hear a mix of Neil Young, The Beatles and The Band. Or to keep things more current, The Shins. They’re not doing anything you haven’t heard before but it still is a beautiful collection of cute guitar pop songs that grows on you as you listen to the album more than once. Just pop the disc in your CD player, sit back and wait for the sun to come out of your speakers.