The Sometime Boys – The Perfect Home
The Sometime Boys gather clay and stone to Build the Perfect Home
The Sometime Boys are a Brooklyn-Based Bluegrass band with Psychedelic Rock and Country infusions.
Their latest album: The Perfect Home is available now on iTunes.
itunes link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-perfect-home/1478000383
Also you’re encouraged you check out the song, Architect Love Letter (Radio Edit) – Soundcloud Link, in a new tab while you read this review.
This way you can have some of the musical context for The Sometime Boys’ blissful style and outstanding production quality.
The Perfect Home begins with Top Knotch production which you would expect from any great studio album release.
The microphones Sarah Mucho used did a great job capturing the fullness and inflections used on the song, “Painted Bones” (Track: 1).
Painted Bones has a great theme especially around this time of year where people might need a song that is unique and yet smooth in order to warm up to an album.
One thing that jumped out in this album was the level of experimentation and supplemental genre mixing in combination with their iconic Bluegrass style.
The Track number 3: Architect Love Letter has Great Lyrics and an Awesome ending. The symphonic vocal mixing creates a space for the listener to really relax and float into the sound.
The Sometime Boys has always had excellent vocals with great drums, but the Perfect Home really stands out with its usage of Guitar…both Acoustic and Electric.
The track number 7 is a Pink Floyd cover of Fearless and it stays true to the original in terms of style and tempo with great vocal harmonies and sliding guitar licks. At the end of the song there is an awesome proggy jam which is an audio gem.
Overall The Perfect Home by The Sometime Boys is a rejuvenating breath of fresh audio-filled air. From a listening perspective the Album was excellent on Headphones both with and without bass-boost, so audiophiles will definitely enjoy this one.
Anyone who likes, prog-rock, country, bluegrass or folk will at minimum enjoy tracks that resonate with them best. I preferred the longer version of Architect Love Letter, which is only available on the Full Album release or iTunes.
The Perfect Home times to Approximately 45 Minutes not counting the Radio Edit of Architect Love Letter and 50 Minutes if you include the Radio Edit. This is a substantial album that is definitely worth your listen.
Again I recommend checking out this Architect Love Letter (Radio Edit) – Soundcloud Link for a taste of Architect Love Letter. Or if you want a sample of the entire Album check out their iTunes page HERE.
Also The Sometime Boys have a website at: www.thesometimeboys.com.
Happy Listening!
-Tyler