Born On Flag Day

On their second album, the rootsy rockers profiled by NBC's Brian Williams evoke a fairly healthy range of influences but run into some familiar problems.

Born On Flag Day, Deer Tick’s second album, sounds like the result of a years-long study session in electric folk, classic country, and weepy balladry, undertaken with a reverence that borders on the oppressive. As with War Elephant, the Providence, Rhode Island-based band’s debut, Born On Flag Day hinges on John…