{"id":2976,"date":"2020-06-06T14:30:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T18:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/315music.com\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2020-06-09T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T19:44:10","slug":"album-review-maybe-sunday-above-the-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/315music.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/06\/album-review-maybe-sunday-above-the-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Maybe Sunday &#8211; &#8216;Above the Trees&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Sean Nevison, Staff Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe Sunday declares themselves a &#8220;psychedelic, alternative, blues, pop, jelly&#8221; band.&nbsp; It&#8217;s easy to see why after&nbsp;listening to their new four song EP <em>Above The Trees<\/em>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in the Central&nbsp;New York regions of Rome and Syracuse, the band is composed of&nbsp;Bruce Flanders (guitar, vocals), Jim&nbsp;Grogan (drums, vocals), Julie Grogan (keys and vocals), Bryan Honeywell (guitar, vocals) and&nbsp;Duane Womack (bass, vocals).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/315music.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maybe-Sunday-promo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/315music.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maybe-Sunday-promo.jpg 828w, https:\/\/315music.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maybe-Sunday-promo-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/315music.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Maybe-Sunday-promo-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Above The Trees<\/em> is a&nbsp; very tight and well-produced recording that features some strong vocals and guitar elements&nbsp;similar to Chris Cornell.&nbsp; Add in some early U2 melody with great synth slithering over a strong and slick backline with a melancholy bluesy mood and it reminds one very impressively&nbsp;of The War On Drugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each tune carries with it some strong points.&nbsp; The first track &#8220;Used To It&#8221; has some incredible lyrics that are fitting for these times. &#8220;Wander around in a daze for awhile, just rely on your faith to survive.&#8221; Track to &#8220;Crutch&#8221; has a feel of that anger that Sturgill Simpson brings on his new record.&nbsp; The intro itself will grab you and reel you into a fantastic rock song.&nbsp; &#8220;That Song&#8221; is the third track and in this reviewer&#8217;s opinion a favorite of the four.&nbsp; A beautiful opening falls into a moody rocker with a punk pulse and that captures the lyrics perfectly.&nbsp; This track is a beautiful ode to lost love and perhaps a forgotten golden age of a generation and trying to find their own identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final track &#8220;Free Fall&#8221; brings in a dark atmospheric sound.&nbsp; This is the track that really reminds one of a Chris Cornell &#8211; early Black Keys mashup&nbsp;within a really tight and hot track.&nbsp; As we enter summer this would be the tune you to roll your windows down and turn the dial to 11.&nbsp; Overall this a great first record and this band will hopefully be getting together soon to rock a live join near you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album is available on all streaming platforms and through the band&#8217;s website<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maybesundayband.com\/\"> here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: ...Above the Trees\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/23rHEbSZhqJMXmHZG5GdBi?si=SFMG3p4lT2qgiCSYaC_M1Q&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sean Nevison, Staff Writer Maybe Sunday declares themselves a &#8220;psychedelic, alternative, blues, pop, jelly&#8221; 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