Stream: Olin and the Moon, ‘Every Summer’

Kevin Bronson on April 2nd, 2015

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Ever since Olin & the Moon planted themselves in Los Angeles after taking root in Idaho, the quintet has made some of the most earnest, finely crafted Americana in these (and many other) parts. They’ve become scene staples, and often-overlooked ones at that, but their new album “Every One You Know,” which they are self-releasing April 14, could earn them the greater notoriety they’ve long deserved. The album**, their first release since 2012’s “Destroyer,” has all the elements that have made Olin & the Moon’s five previous releases shine: David LaBrel’s winsome tenor, brother Travis LaBrel’s tasty guitar, Brian McGinnis’ touches of pedal steel and banjo and the rootsy backbone of bassist Kyle Vicioso and drummer Travis Vore. Olin & the Moon have never tried to reinvent the wheel; with songs like the new, nostalgia-drenched new single “Every Summer,” which feels like an instant classic, they’ve never felt the need to. Their adherence to tradition makes them an anomaly in L.A., where the sensory bumrush of newer/faster/younger tends to cloud the mind. And where, contrary to legend, “It never gets dark enough to dream,” as LaBrel sings in “Angel City.”

** Correction: A previous version of this post said the album was produced by Ryan Adams. Not this one. Olin & the Moon have a second album due later this year that was produced by Adams.

||| Stream: “Every Summer” and “Solitary Hill”