The last time that we visited Deer Tick was in 2017, the year of their last releases. The plural being because they released Volume 1 and Volume 2 on the same day. The two albums were very different and you read all about them in our review here.
Six years on and Emotional Contracts has been pared down from many many more songs and the schizophrenic nature of the band continues, largely due to the quartet sharing songwriting and vocals. The split between Indie Rock and Americana works beautifully.
That Americana is also split between Roots, Acoustic and Rock outs. The opening song, If I Try To Leave, is almost like The Black Crowes drifting into Country Rock. The sort of territory that The Successful Failures excel in.
However, Forgiving Ties is all Pop Rock, particularly the chorus, which is as chipper as the band have ever been. If She Could Only See Me Now fairly rattles along with a twang and the Guitar solo and riffs nail the song.
Disgrace is graced with a great Organ accompaniment and another great chorus, another feel good vibe. The slower songs work just as well. A Light Can Go Out In The Heart is wonderfully moody and My Ship is great West Coast Country Rock.
Grey Matter is great good ole boy rocked up Americana, but the star of the show here is the closing The Real Thing. It is a magnificent, broody melancholic 9 minutes. A real heartfelt that compares favourably to a song of theirs that I have played constantly for 6 years, Sea Of Cloud.
You can listen to and buy the album here. You can find out more about Deer Tick here.
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