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- Date Released: July 21, 2009
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Jam Rock
- Label: Missing Piece / The Orchard
Northern-born rockers bare their Southern-bred souls
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We Say...
Assembly of Dust may hail from New York, but if their fourth album is any indication, these Northern-born rockers have Southern-bred souls. Some Assembly Required is unadulterated, rock 'n' roots Americana in the very best tradition — warm, earthy and panoramic, it boasts enough blues and big-name guests to surprise even the most discerning alt-country fan.
The album opens with "All That I Am Now," a twangy, radio-ready jam that has frontman Reid Genauer trading balladic verses with Woodstock legend Richie Havens. Havens' syrupy vocals, seemingly poured onto a background of pattering drums and kaleidoscopic guitar, keeps the track from becoming too rustic.
Several other tracks benefit from their big-name collaborations, bringing greats like Phish bassist Mike Gordon to underwrite the expansive "Arc of the Sun," and banjoist Béla Fleck to pluck jauntily on "Edges." Blues-rock songstress Grace Potter backs Genauer on "Light Blue Lover," a mournful duet that lovingly wears the watered-down blues of its title.
Despite the extensive guest list, however, Some Assembly Required ultimately succeeds on its own merits. Whether flirting with mid-60s psychedelia or ambling good-naturedly through soft Southern ballads, the latest from Assembly of Dust testifies to the enduring charm of blues-informed Americana.
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| 01. |  |
All That I am Now (Feat. Richie Havens)
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3:38 |
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| 02. | |
Pedal Down (Feat. Zach and Andrew Gabbard) |
3:51 |
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| 03. | |
Cold Coffee (Feat. David Grisman) |
3:41 |
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| 04. | |
Arc of the Sun (Feat. Mike Gordon of Phish)
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5:14 |
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| 05. | |
Second Song (Feat. Keller Williams) |
4:12 |
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| 06. | |
Light Blue Lover (Feat.Grace Potter and Tony Rice) |
5:03 |
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| 07. | |
Edges (Feat. Bela Fleck)
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4:53 |
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| 08. | |
Leadbelly (Feat. Jerry Douglas)
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4:18 |
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| 09. | |
Borrowed Feet (Feat. John Scofield) |
3:41 |
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| 10. | |
Revelry (Feat. Martin Sexton and Tony Rice) |
4:42 |
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| 11. | |
Straight (Feat. Theresa Andersson) |
3:39 |
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| 12. | |
High Brow (Feat. Al Schnier) |
4:23 |
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| 13. | |
You Lay The Dust (Feat. Jeff Pevar) |
3:21 |
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| 14. | |
Borrowed Feet (Live) |
4:35 |
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| 15. | |
Valhalla (Live) |
5:55 |
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15 Total Tracks, 65:06 Total Length
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