Strand of Oaks at Hemming Park

[Murder_me_Rachel]

http://www.hemmingpark.org/hemming-park-events/soa

[Downtown Osprey]

Nice! Need more of this.

[Tacachale]

Wait, what? This is really cool. I had no idea this was happening. Great work, Friends of Hemming Park.

[InnerCityPressure]

Yes.  Tell your friends.  We need a good showing at this, so they will continue bringing in relevant acts like this.

[InnerCityPressure]

These are my two favorites: 

Shut In is a pretty complete song and recorded well. 

Goshen 97 is very well-written, but the producers dropped the ball on making a fantastic album recording.  I didn't like the full-band arrangement much (see: dude noodling on guitar the whole time and very tasteless drumming).  Instead, I linked to his Tiny Desk Concert.  It is the first song.  I find him a bit hit or miss, but the good ones are good.

https://www.youtube.com/v/j2Kmch5w0WA

https://www.youtube.com/v/6I7u1bcE_MM

[David]

Nice! I've been wanting to catch these guys for a few years now. Definitely checking it out.

[InnerCityPressure]

Goshen 97 is very well-written, but the producers dropped the ball on making a fantastic album recording.  I didn't like the full-band arrangement much (see: dude noodling on guitar the whole time and very tasteless drumming).  Instead, I linked to his Tiny Desk Concert.  It is the first song.  I find him a bit hit or miss, but the good ones are good.

That "dude" "noodling" is J. Motherfucking Mascis.

I didn't realize it was J. Mascis.  No wonder it sounds like a 90's jam session.  It makes a little more sense that the guitar was given a more prominent role in the mix.  However, I still think it sounds terrible and distracts from the fantastic melodies in the song.  I would have left that song pretty bare bones and let J ruin one of my other tracks.

But no one asked me, so...

[InnerCityPressure]

Sorry if that seemed a little cranky-- I dont necessarily disagree with you, but when it's J. Mascis, that's like critic-proof.

I'm with you.  J has spent years earning his place in rock history.  He gets a bit of a pass.  Come to think of it, so does Strand of Oaks.  If J Mascis is digging on your song and wants to play/produce it, you have to let him, right?  I mean, you can't say no.