Richard Buckner
Our Blood
Merge
2011
Rating: 8 sorority girls on a mechanical bull out of 10
I was recently laughing at a friend who suggested this might be the best record Richard Buckner has ever recorded, as it seems humanly impossible it could be better than "Since". And then I listened to "Our Blood", and while it ain't better than "Since" it's really damn close.
At this point I reckon you know what you're getting with a Buckner record, that amazing voice over a bed of folk/alt-country tunes, though not nearly as straight-forward as that sounds. This record actually combines the best of both worlds, having strong production and songs reminiscent of "Since" or "Meadow", paired with a little bit of the sonic exploration and noise-leanings that you often see with his live show (and was also present for his incredibly underrated album "The Hill"). I don't ever see anything toppling my very favorite Buckner release, but "Old Blood" is an instant competitor for second on the list.
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