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Title: Fresh yet familar sound
Review: The whole album of Van Occupanther emphasizes a story about going back to the simple life and the musical style definitely reflects that with the AM Gold'esque feel to the music. When the album starts off with the synthesizer chords of Roscoe, you can definitely tell you're about to take a trip into the past. Don't be misled by this thinking the album consists of nothing but nostalgic or antique sounds in any way but consider it as a new interpretation of the music that brought success to Bread or America. The musical performance and instrumentation is exquisite and compliments lead singer Tim Smith's crooning voice quite well. Midlake definitely hit the target with Van Occupanther and is an extremely promising group for future releases.
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