‹ Live Music Review – Ben Folds (with Video) •
If you’ve been reading PCWEI for a while you know we’re big fans of The Rosebuds. The band was one of the first Sunday Music Spotlights. Their song “Leaves Do Fall” was one of our best songs of 2006. So it was with great expectation that I listened to their upcoming album, Life Like. Would it live up to Birds Make Good Neighbors and The Rosebuds Make Out? Or would it be vaguely disappointing like last year’s Night of the Furies?
There’s nothing disappointing about Life Like. It’s probably not the band’s best album (that would be Birds Make Good Neighbors), but it’s a very solid effort nonetheless. Standout tracks include “Nice Fox”, a laid-back acoustic number, and “Bow to the Middle”, an uptempo dance number that will make you get out of your seat and start shaking something.
“Bow to the Middle”
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If that didn’t whet your appetite, check out the band’s promo video for the album:
For a limited time you can listen to the album on Merge Records’ site. And of course you can pre-order it ahead of its October 7th release.
