After working with Jim Eno on their catchy 2015 debut, Sorry All Over the Place, The Kickback trekked out West under the guidance of Modest Mouse mastermind Dennis Herring for a sophomore follow-up that’s as engaging as it is ambitious.
Recent years haven’t been too easy on singer-songwriter Billy Yost, who channels his breakups and burdens into the aptly titled latest album, “Weddings and Funerals”, an addicting assemblage of mutating power pop that goes down like deep depression in a cold November.
Essential Tracks: “Hotel Chlorine”, “Reptile Fund”, and “Will T”
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