Cherokee
October08, music reviews October 10th, 2008
By Sarah Wears-Garcia, October 2008
It’s All Geographical, Self-Released
Less than a year after the release of their 2007 debut album Temporary Living, Cherokee offers up It’s All Geographical, an EP featuring three new songs from frontman Zach Hinkle. “Southern Tears” is a satisfying opener, brimming with steady, even-handed rock. But “Those Days” (a punkish and rudimentary racket) and “Human Ways” (more restrained but equally simplistic) suggest that Hinkle—who plays virtually every instrument on virtually every track—may have spread himself thin. His usually melodic vocals are replaced with monotonous drones. So while fans of Wilco and the like may enjoy it, devotees of Hinkle and company may be left with the same weariness these sluggish vocals evince.
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Cherokee
October08, music reviews October 10th, 2008By Sarah Wears-Garcia, October 2008
It’s All Geographical, Self-Released
Less than a year after the release of their 2007 debut album Temporary Living, Cherokee offers up It’s All Geographical, an EP featuring three new songs from frontman Zach Hinkle. “Southern Tears” is a satisfying opener, brimming with steady, even-handed rock. But “Those Days” (a punkish and rudimentary racket) and “Human Ways” (more restrained but equally simplistic) suggest that Hinkle—who plays virtually every instrument on virtually every track—may have spread himself thin. His usually melodic vocals are replaced with monotonous drones. So while fans of Wilco and the like may enjoy it, devotees of Hinkle and company may be left with the same weariness these sluggish vocals evince.
