Satellite Rides is the new
album by the
no depression/
alt-country band
Old 97's. The album has much more of a
pop sound to it than their previous
records. However, it should be noted that the
Old 97's always have been more of a pop band than others in their
genre like
Son Volt or
Wilco.
Satellite Rides is a fairly solid record throughout. My favorite songs have to be "Up the Devil's Pay" and "Designs on You". "Up the Devil's Pay" is a good rock song, but what makes it interesting has to be the absolutely gorgeous, harmonized, unwritten chorus.
Although there probably isn't any single brilliant track, there also are not any that disappoint. Satellite Rides is probably the most complete record I've purchased in a while.
Track List
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King of All the World
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Rollerskate Skinny
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Buick City Complex
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Bird in a Cage
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Up the Devil's Pay
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What I Wouldn't Do
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Question
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Am I Too Late
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Weightless
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Can't Get a Line
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Designs on You
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Book of Poems
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Nervous Guy