Limbeck - Let Me Come Home

Genre alt-country Publisher Doghouse Records External Links Limbeck Doghouse Records

I spotted a spider hanging out early Saturday morning, enjoying the comforts of a raggedy old black sock of mine. Rushing to work I had no time for nerves, plus I really wanted to wear that sock, so I grabbed it. The spider was unfazed, not moving one bit even though it had to have known of its impending death. Staring back at me as a wad of Kleenex descended upon it, the spider held its ground...and was then crushed. I give that spider credit (as I write this, its remains are in the adjacent garbage), for not giving up and for toeing the line.

What does this have to do with Limbeck? Nothing. It just happened to be an eerie story I couldn't pass up telling. But Limbeck also stands their ground, churning out country rock jangle pop at every turn, refusing to compromise. In fact, to earn more cred they enlisted Gary Louris of the Jayhawks to help brighten their sound.

Let Me Come Home is Limbeck's second full-length album chock full of happy, shiny, jangly tunes that are perpetually pain free. Robb MacLean's words are sung with a perpetual smile, it's hard to think of doing so any other way. And though this listener was in a good, non-confrontational mood while listening to the album, the fact remains that a good majority of this album is uninspired and monotonous. The main driving force of the album is to make everyone happy. If your version of happiness is blissful ignorance, than this should work. But, just as the aformentioned spider, I remain defiant in my opposing stance of Limbeck.