Love And Theft Story

[koganbot]

I love love love Love And Theft's "Runaway," a sweet California harmonied breeze of a thing that's going to be one of my country singles of the year. It's nothing special, sort of subdued Fleetwood Mac, "Go Your Own Way" lite, just a trio of nice boys and nice "oo oo oo"s and a nice lift from the harmonies and a rhythm that drives you along without spurting a lot of smoke.

http://www.myspace.com/loveandtheftmusic

The Wiki entry about them reads in full (crucial info in final sentence):

Love and Theft is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. It is composed of Brian Bandas (lead vocals, guitar), Stephen Barker Liles (lead vocals, guitar), and Eric Gunderson (lead vocals, guitar). The group made its debut with a live EP titled "Live in Savannah" recorded while on tour with Taylor Swift. Stephen Barker Liles is the subject of the song "Hey Stephen" which appears on the Taylor Swift CD Fearless.

Comments

[koganbot]

Not wild about the other tracks on their MySpace, though a couple are better than pleasant.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I think I am slowly coming to the realisation that I'm just never going to quite "get" country music, unless it's Miranda Lambert doing a Western or Dolly Parton being, err, herself. I do like 'Runaway,' though and agree about the resemblance to 'Go Your Own Way.' It also sounds a little bit like 'Runaway Train,' which I know is generally reviled but I personally quite like, in my opinion.

I think mostly I just absolutely can't understand the Taylor Swift thing. I keep trying to get my head around her (not least because the current ubiquity of 'Love Story' makes it hard not to try to) but I just ...don't understand it. :/

[koganbot]

If it helps any, lots of dorks people complain that Taylor Swift isn't real country music since she's too pop or too suburban or something. (She's a singer-songwriter awash in her feelings, is what she is. And that is now part of country, even if it wouldn't have been country fifty years ago.)

In any event, here's a country song you'll probably like: Shooter Jenning's "Daddy's Farm."

Have you listened to "Independence Day" yet? Have you? Have you?

I mean, it's not like "Kerosene" and "Gunpowder and Lead" come out of nowhere.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

She seems more country than most, to be honest. I think the reason I can't "get" her is probably that she's just not miserable enough; I s'pose Bright Eyes is quite country really and I've always liked him, against general logic.

I like the Shooter Jennings, less the McBride. I think I'm generally more inclined towards country when it sounds like Southern Rock (whatever that is, etc.) and less when it sounds like, erm, country.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I've had the "can't get into country" thing too, but oddly when I finally listened to Taylor, I thought: hang on, this isn't too different from any other guitary female singer songwriter.

Stephen Barker Liles is not as hot as Taylor makes him seem in the song.

[poptasticuk.livejournal.com]

Maybe your expectations are too high, after seeing everyone raving about her on Poptimists? I expected her to be rubbish, for some reason, and that was why I first found myself liking her - shock at her not being crap after all!

[poptasticuk.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, the real Stephen! Runaway is quite jaunty. I'll keep listening in the hope it grows on me like Taylor has. I am quite obsessed with her now, and very sad her UK dates in May have sold out :(