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Dawes - Nothing is Wrong

Review by Al Horner

Nothing Is Wrong would have been a better record had Dawes eked emotion out of their own lives, rather than their record collections. »

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the sophomore album from the la folk-rock quartet. dawes recorded the album at producer jonathan wilson's echo park studio late last year in between touring commitments. 'nothing is wrong' is the follow-up to the band's 2009 debut, 'north hills'. a collection of songs that expertly builds upon the template laid by 'north hills', 'nothing is wrong' sees dawes displaying strong growth and evolution while still manifesting their distinctive, unforgettable voice. 'nothing is wrong' soulfully evokes the best of jackson browne and the rest of the '70s laurel canyon singer-songwriter pop-rock pack. like his heroes, goldsmith is gifted at making his introspective laments about displacement and disillusion feel universal and even epic; 'my way back home' builds from a lonely tour diary to a bombastic guitar duel far more sweeping than anything on dawes' excellent, rootsier 2009 debut 'north hills'.
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