THE EVERYBODYFIELDS > Nothing Is Okay

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February 8, 2013 1:59 pm

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On Nothing Is Okay, Johnson City, Tenn., darlings The Everybodyfields transition from folk duo to roots rockers. Their third LP kicks off with the fantastic “Aeroplane,” which showcases what is perhaps their strongest suit: the vocal sparring between longtime musical partners salty Sam Quinn and honey-voiced Jill Andrews. Throughout the album, the pair (on bass and guitar) are augmented by supple fiddle, grounding drums and pulsing piano here and there (mostly new developments for the heretofore guitar/bass/dobro outfit). The album plays like a conversation: Quinn and Andrews call and respond on alternating melancholic/tongue-in-cheek odes of loss, longing and love, and deftly layer melody with harmony in carefully chosen places. Nothing Is Okay is yet another indie release that is wiser and wittier than anything you’re likely to hear on the FM, with hooks far tastier than the gruel they’re force-feeding on the MTV.