Enjoying Blue Merle evokes the sort of guilt that otherwise-hip fans of Counting Crows and Coldplay know too well. The analogy is all the more apt in light of lead singer Luke Reynolds's expressive tenor, which alternates between spot-on impersonations of Adam Duritz and Chris Martin. But cool or not, the Nashville quartet combines jazzy instrumentation -- upright bass and mandolin contribute to a post-Metheny vibe -- with Stephen Harris's crisp production to offer a major-label debut of thoughtful and pristine adult acoustic pop.
Blue Merle
Burning in the Sun
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Label: Island
Label: Island
Table of Contents
- February 15, 2005
Disc 1
| 1 | Burning In The Sun | |
| 2 | If I Could | |
| 3 | Lucky To Know You | |
| 4 | Stay | |
| 5 | Every Ship Must Sail Away | |
| 6 | Boxcar Racer | |
| 7 | Made To Run | |
| 8 | Seeing Through You | |
| 9 | Places | |
| 10 | Part Of Your History | |
| 11 | Either Way It Goes | |
| 12 | Bittersweet Memory |
At best, a mediocre Coldplay rip-off.