The Gunshy - There's No Love In This War
Reviewed by david
Matt Arbogast's ragged voice is superbly suited to perform There's No Love In This War, an album centered around letters the artist's grandfather wrote to his wife (Arbogast's granny) while serving his time in World War II. Heartbreaking simplicity and honesty abound within the lyrics, and for his own part Arbogast backs it up with a miniature orchestra of brass, strings, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, etc. Consider the album a cross between The Pogues' track "A Pair of Brown Eyes," Lucero's "The War" and early Against Me! [www.thegunshy.com]