My Old, Familiar Friend [Bonus 7 in LP/CD] by Brendan Benson (Record, 2009)

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0880882167615

5052337930

Brendan Benson

2000s

Record

2009

Studio Recording

My Old, Familiar Friend [Bonus 7 in LP/CD]

Album

Pop, Alternative, Rock

United States

"FRIENDS is one warm power-pop bath after another, a cornucopia of oceanfront harmonies, plunky keys, and psychedelic marginalia...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "A great leap forward from 2005's ALTERNATIVE TO LOVE....With intricately layered pianos and guitars, summery harmonies and hook-filled choruses...", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "'Feel Like Taking You Home' is a typical masterstroke: It's a near-perfect doppelganger for the early-Eighties Moody Blues sound..."

MY OLD, FAMILIAR FRIEND winds up as an effective showcase for his craft even if it never quite grabs ahold the way LAPALCO did.