Austin-based rock band/collective Gleeson returns with The Years Have It – a dynamic collection of classicist guitar-pop-etc that by turns celebrates and defies convention, gives and doesn’t give a fuck.
This dichotomy is perfectly illustrated by the album’s bookends: “Holding On” opens with the jagged charm of Twin/Tone-era Replacements; while the closer, a somber cover of “God Only Knows”, strips the original’s orchestration for gentle strings and lonely piano – transforming the Beach Boys classic into a heartbreaking ballad.
In between you’ll find Superdrag’s heavy melodicism, AM-era Wilco, Big Star’s gritty jangle, Jayhawks-ian twang, Peanuts-tinged jazz, a kaleidoscopic instrumental, and a choice Kinks cover. The resulting stew is a wild rock and roll trip – and quintessentially Gleeson.
Listen to The Years Have It:
In between you’ll find Superdrag’s heavy melodicism, AM-era Wilco, Big Star’s gritty jangle, Jayhawks-ian twang, Peanuts-tinged jazz, a kaleidoscopic instrumental, and a choice Kinks cover. The resulting stew is a wild rock and roll trip – and quintessentially Gleeson.
Listen to The Years Have It:
Bandcamp: https://gleeson.bandcamp.com/album/the-years-have-it
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/checkoutgleeson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gleesonmusic/
