![]() ![]() In short, this mix isn’t going to clean up at the award shows, but it decent enough to avoid getting in the way and bogging down the track. However, I like that the song eventually brings in bass and tambourine to tie into the called-out lack of such things in the first verse.) It’s very much in line with past OD mixes and probably could use another instrument or two to give things a bit more warmth and texture, but the brightly-toned guitar does a decent job going solo on the atmosphere construction, and the chord structure strikes a nice balance between how empty life without someone there (minor chords) and how great life would be with another person there (major chords). (There’s a keyboard in the background as well, but it’s limited to atmospheric chords and ends up being barely noticeable as a result. Of course, in classic Old Dominion fashion, when more instrument do get the chance to jump in, all we get are various forms of percussion, ranging from maracas to clap tracks. I especially like how the mix opens with a single, soft, overly-slick electric guitar carrying the melody, driving home the point the narrator is alone up on stage and lacks the accompaniment to create the moving, spacious arrangement they desire. The production here uses a pretty sparse arrangement for five-person group, but it does a decent job setting the mood for the track. It’s cute, fluffy, and not all that original, but it’s well-formulated and mostly harmless. Their latest song, “One Man Band,” is closer to the former set, as the narrator uses a musical analogy to describe how meeting his significant other changed his life. Rhett is probably the most extreme example of this (heck, now the man can’t stop singing about how awesome hiw wife and his family are), but Old Dominion has quietly been moving in the same direction, with its singles generally ranging from lighthearted love-forever material ( “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart,” “Make It Sweet”) to asking potential partners serious questions about their future ( “Written In The Sand”). The Bro-Country era gave us a bunch of one-trick meatheads that rode alcohol, cut-off jeans, and electronic beats to success, but those that survived did so by demonstrating a mature progression in their material, eschewing hookups and one-night stands for something more genuine and long-lasting. Old Dominion is quickly becoming the band version of Thomas Rhett, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
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