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The Honest Hour

The Honest Hour

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by Rob O'Conner, eMusic

Led by former Strangefolk singer-songwriter Reid Genauer, the Assembly of Dust (who more accurately should be named the Assembly of the University of New Hampshire's Music Majors) balance the virtuosic instrumental impulses of a New England jam band with the modest supportive needs of their songs. No doubt the quintet can play — keyboardist Nathan Wilson, in particular, is poised to step up the intensity with his itchy trigger-fingers — but this live set keeps things economical. The sensitive ruminations Genauer puts forth in his most sincere Paul Simon-esque vocal pitch are never overwhelmed. However, where Simon's sixth sense is clearly urbane, Genauer has hippie dreams rooted in the countryside, where the angst of his "Man with a Plan" and the aspirations of his common-man "Bus Driver" live to find peace. Once content, the band lets loose, stretching out with tasteful underpinnings of folk, blues, jazz and world music as the ten delicately percussive, always empathetic minutes of "Speculator" bear out.

Total Length: 58:15 Download Album

  Listen Track Name Length Download
1. Listen 

Man With A Plan

5:36 Download
2. Listen 

Harrower

6:53 Download
3. Listen 

Honest Hour

4:48 Download
4. Listen 

Roads

6:21 Download
5. Listen 

Paul Henry

4:06 Download
6. Listen 

Speculator

11:11 Download
7. Listen 

Honey Creeper

8:17 Download
8. Listen 

Bus Driver

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4:16 Download
9. Listen 

Fountain

6:47 Download
  • Credits

    • Greg Kessler - Photography ·
    • Danny Stein - Executive Producer ·
    • Josh Pryor - Mixing ·
    • Reid Genauer - Guitar (Acoustic) ·
    • Reid Genauer - Vocals ·
    • Reid Genauer - Group Member ·
    • Andy Herrick - Drums ·
    • Andy Herrick - Group Member ·
    • Matthew Azevedo - Mastering ·
    • Dan Blakeslee - Cover Art ·
    • Assembly of Dust - Main Performer ·
    • Justin Wolfe - Graphic Design ·
    • Nate Wilson - Keyboards ·
    • Nate Wilson - Vocals ·
    • Nate Wilson - Guitar Overdubs ·
    • Adam Terrell - Guitar ·
    • Adam Terrell - Vocals ·
    • Adam Terrell - Group Member ·
    • John August Leccese - Bass ·
    • John August Leccese - Vocals ·
    • John August Leccese - Group Member ·
    • Greg Ogan - Assistant Engineer