Believers

Description

Much to the singers amusement, Guitar Player magazine turned down the chance to talk to A.A. Bondy about his third and best solo album Believers on the grounds that its too quiet. Its their loss this languorous, sometimes clangourous set, co-produced by Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smiths Either/Or and Figure 8) with a sparse line-up of Macey Taylor on bass and Ben Lester doubling up on drums and impressively expressive pedal steel, is decidedly electric.

Bondy himself says his guitar style is fundamentally the same as showcased on his previous records, though he deliberately used flatwound strings, notorious for their lack of sustain.

Believers is nothing short of divine 4/5 Q;

A beautifully paced and structured album, with a powerfully singular mood 4/5 Uncut