The Perrys wrote or co-wrote the vast majority of what's on their debut full-length; all five tracks from their teaser self-titled EP are included on the album along with six others. The meld of acoustic guitars, mandolins, accordion, and piano is added to considerably, with strings, big kick drums, pedal steel, and of course, fiddle. The songs here are carefully crafted; there isn't an extra word, chorus, or beat. The guitar solos are all in the right places, and all the electric instruments take a back seat to the acoustic ones. Despite their obvious gifts for writing, singing, and arranging, the album is prone to some overly glossy mistakes, although there is no doubt that the Band Perry fits 2010's contemporary country radio and video format. ~ Thom Jurek|
Rovi
アラバマはモービルを拠点とする3姉弟による新人バンドの処女作です。音の仕上がりは見たまんまテイラー・スウィフト+レディ・アンテベラム狙いなパワー・ポップ・カントリー(?)仕様で、実際にテイラーを後見するネイサン・チャップマンのサポートも盤石。すでに全米4位を記録して滑り出しは上々ながら、野心の強そうなキンバリー嬢が一人で書いた可憐な”If I Die Young ”を聴くに、その前途は明るそうですね。
bounce (C)出嶌孝次
タワーレコード(vol.327(2010年11月25日発行号)掲載)