Happy endings / Old Dominion.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: 8898542932 | RCA Records NashvillePublication details: [Nashville, TN] : RCA Records Nashville, [2017]Description: 1 audio disc (38 min., 51 sec.) : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - performed music
- audio
- audio disc
- 9786317007741
- 6317007748
- Produced by Shane McAnally.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | COUNTRY Old Dominion | Available | 33111009065091 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Old Dominion occupy a distinct position in 2017's Nashville, happily playing to the center when their peers are either gunning for outlaw cred or angling for a stylish R&B-country fusion. With Happy Endings -- the group's second album, following their 2015 debut Meat and Candy by two years -- Old Dominion emphasize their light touch with the melodic mainstream, crafting an album so tuneful and supple it feels designed to slide onto adult-oriented playlists anywhere from the glory days of Urban Cowboy to the present day. Thanks to producer Shane McAnally, the album firmly belongs in the latter camp -- it has a pleasant digital sheen, filled with little percolating details -- but the songcraft of this writing collective is so strong, it's not hard to imagine the individual tunes appearing at other points in Music City history. For instance, if the breezy "Shoe Shopping" had an analog makeover, it could be played on country-pop radio at the dawn of the '80s and "New York at Night" is majestic enough to suggest sky-scraping adult contemporary anthems of the '90s. Old Dominion cleverly thread modern themes -- not to mention the occasional targeted profanity -- into their songs, so their tales of heartache and love feel fresh and also specific. Images of text bubbles, ruined jeans, and a forgotten hotel give the songs a contemporary feel that nicely complements the classicist construction. Since Happy Endings flows so easily, it may be easy to glide along with its slick surfaces, but a close listen reveals not only the sturdiness of the songs but the cleverness of the production -- and, if anybody is still doubting the smarts behind Old Dominion and McAnally, they close the proceedings with a live cut called "Can't Get You." Loud and bold, "Can't Get You" proves Old Dominion can do more than mellow pop, but the rest of Happy Endings is so irresistibly smooth, it's no wonder the group decided to emphasize their soft side here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Title from disc label.
Performed by Old Dominion (Matthew Ramsey, lead vocal, guitar, background vocals ; Brad Tursi, guitar, background vocals ; Trevor Rosen, acoustic guitar, keys, background vocals ; Geoff Sprung, bass, synth bass, background vocals ; Whit Sellers, drums, percussion, background vocals) ; with accompanying musicians.
Produced by Shane McAnally.
Recorded Southern Ground, Nashville, TN ; Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL ; Maverick Recording, Nashville, TN ; Bakka Da Bus Studio.
Compact disc.
Songs written by Old Dominion.
No such thing as a broken heart -- Shoe shopping -- Not everything's about you -- Hotel key -- Be with me -- When in the sand -- So you go -- Stars in the city -- New York at night -- I girl is a gun -- Still writing songs about you -- Can't get you (Live).