1. THE DAMBUILDERS Smooth Control
2. CATHERINE Whisper
3. SEAFOOD We Felt Maroon
4. DRUNK Carved Slope
5. ANTENNA Delta 88
6. THE MINDERS Hooray for Tuesday
7. SPECULA Sacred God
8. THE LOUD FAMILY Jimmy Still Comes Around
9. AGNES GOOCH Mom's Secret
10. KOREA GIRL Serpentine
11. SPARE SNARE Thorns
12. TRAMPOLINE Shocked by a Revelation
13. BARNABYS Global Teen
14. VERBOW The Chronicals of Agent Kidd
15. GOODNESS Superwise
16. INCREDIBLE FORCE OF JUNIOR Walrus
17. DITCH WITCH Pistol and Pen
18. THE SPINANES Oceanwide
19. THE CAULFIELDS Figure it Out
20. VEHICLE FLIPS Insincerity Showcase
21. PIPE Favorite Dirty Flavor
22. THE RAYMOND BRAKE Easter
23. IDA RETSIN FAMILY Log Ride
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by Francis Arres
The Ida Retsin Family offer up sincere, sweet country/folk songs on Volume One. As the name implies, this band is made up of two other bands, Ida and Retsin.
Harmonies spread over the tunes. Simple guitars layer on many of the
songs, creating dense musical tales. All of the tunes seem to be played
live, open-air recordings, which tend to sound like Eric's Trip
at times. Strings thicken the elements on some songs. "Sad Song
Wisconsin" is one of two songs with drums. Throughout this tune there
exists some great picking on the guitar strings, which keeps the country
feel on course. In the middle, The Ida Retsin Family
switch to a country waltz, which makes you feel as if maybe they did
reach their destination that they were describing in the song. The Retsin part of the family, Tara Jane O'Neil and Cynthia Nelson, seem to outshine their Ida counterparts. Tara Jane's wailing and raspy voice on "3 Chords for Greta" and "Scrump" are true heartfelt country. Cynthia Nelson's sweet voice on "The Pitter Patter" sticks in your mind. The Ida Retsin Family
enter and leave this record in 30 minutes, which is perfect. They
display great songs and leave you wanting more. This is a great
collaboration between Ida and Retsin, blending both of their styles wonderfully. Also, keep listening. There is an amazing, sweet surprise at the end.
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