The Daily Spin, March 14
The Arcadian Wild | Finch In The Pantry
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Album: Finch In The Pantry (2019)
Artist: The Arcadian Wild
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What I love about Finch In The Pantry is that it’s classic Americana, distilled into the plucky sort of folksy harmony that might accompany a very cheesy scene in a movie - and while that doesn’t always resonate with me, I find myself coming back to it on occasion.
The Arcadian Wild take these themes and apply a carefree sort of attitude, evident in the lyricism, about not taking things too seriously and letting the water run off the proverbial duck’s back - despite a more somber approach to the instrumentation, it’s that attitude that carries a lot of the album.
Some of the songs get a little too close to a rollicking fashion that doesn’t really do a whole lot for me - though it’s definitely got its appeal, it’s a jarring disconnect from the remainder of the album and as such feels like a tonal disconnect. On the whole, though, this album makes me happy and serves as a nice reminder to not let things get to my head. I can’t be mad about that.
Rating: 7.3/10
Best Tracks: Oh, Sleeper; Silence, A Stranger
Worst Tracks: The Food Truck Blues