Southeast Engine's A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL did for the quintet's hometown of Athens, Ohio, what R.E.M.'s MURMUR did for their hometown of the same name in Georgia--that is, reveal a new indie capital of America: a place where the living is cheap and boring, and thus a perfect magnet for the creative musical underclass. A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL is self-assured debut that perfectly captures this spirit. Mesmerizingly literate and ambitiously arranged songs that never sound overwrought pepper the album's tracklist and pit singer-songwriter Adam Remnant as an Appalachian foil for Conor Oberst. Remnant is capable of wildly intricate and offhanded poetry, but with a delivery that's as even as country heather and never sounds feverish. A startling debut.|
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Southeast Engine's A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL did for the quintet's hometown of Athens, Ohio, what R.E.M.'s MURMUR did for their hometown of the same name in Georgia--that is, reveal a new indie capital of America: a place where the living is cheap and boring, and thus a perfect magnet for the creative musical underclass. A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL is self-assured debut that perfectly captures this spirit. Mesmerizingly literate and ambitiously arranged songs that never sound overwrought pepper the album's tracklist and pit singer-songwriter Adam Remnant as an Appalachian foil for Conor Oberst. Remnant is capable of wildly intricate and offhanded poetry, but with a delivery that's as even as country heather and never sounds feverish. A startling debut.
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