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“Balletesque” is the sophomore full length album from the Tennessee six piece and it’s an intriguing mix of melodic indie, country, blues, jazzy brass (which gives the odd track a ska feel) and classical with a strong string sound. The album fizzles with energy and the influences come thick and fast; Arcade Fire, The White Stripes, Tom Waits, Arctic Monkeys, but there are older sounds too; tracks like ‘Sam Clemens’ sounds like Jack White doing The Beatles with a string accompaniment.

The record is full of lovely classical arrangements and this combination with the brass and the more contemporary sound of...

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