The Grand Theatre Vol.2

Last year the Old 97's released what amounted to a comeback album. The band workshopped the songs on The Grand Theatre Vol. 1 at the titular venue in Dallas and recorded in Austin. Perhaps due to the luxuries of the setting or the renewed vigor of the band, that album captured the raw energy of their '90s output and re-emphasized the power-quartet democracy between the musicians, placing Murry Hammon's shambling sideman charisma and Ken Bethea's elegant guitar licks on equal footing as Rhett Miller's witty lyrics and exasperated vocals. It was the best thing the Olds had done in a decade, which sounds li...

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