With two former members of the legendary Neutral Milk Hotel enlisted in Nana Grizol, the fellow Athens, GA band is an easy comparison, but also one that fits—albeit loosely. Led by singer/guitarist Theo Hilton, Nana Grizol boasts intimate and tender-hearted narratives banged out with enthusiastic and splintering guitars, rhythms and horn-blasted melodies.
Ruth, the group's second album, isn't revolutionary but it nevertheless maintains the band's creative momentum with uptempo ear-catching anthems like "For Things That Haven't Come Yet," "Blackbox" and the muted album standout "Galaxies."
Although featured on
Ruth, I much prefer this acoustic version of "Blackbox" recorded at
If You Make It because of the emphasis on Hilton's excellent lyrics and the beautiful accompanying harmony of bassist Madeline Adams (who also has a nice solo
career going).
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