Schooner - Hold On Too Tight
Reviewed by david
Chapel Hill's Schooner has been kicking around the local scene for years—at least four, because that's how long ago I bought You Forgot About Your Heart, a slightly above-average, post-'90s indie pop kinda record, that didn't do a whole lot for me. Hold On Too Tight maintains some of that lovelorn drudgery, but focuses it within a much broader, more complex musical spectrum. '50s rock, soulful country, swervy, bouncy pop and a baritone comparable to Calvin Johnson's—this is how far Schooner has come since my last encounter—and I don't plan on forgetting them again. It gives me lots of warm and fuzzy feelings. [www.schoonermusic.com]