Hold A Match For A Gasoline World:Luke Temple

Title: Hold a Match for a Gasoline World

Label: Mill Pond

Genre: folk

Rating: 5.7 of 7

By the number of folk albums I have been getting lately, apparently the genre is taking the place of dance-punk. Because of the large number of albums, you can start to decide which falls on the quality side of the line and which falls with the imitators. Seattle’s Luke Temple seems to be tip toeing right down the center of the line. Too pop and simple to be anything amazing, but it is pretty catchy and shines a few times during the course of the album. This is the trio’s first full length after the unforeseen success of their 4-song EP throughout the north-west. They enlisted veteran producer Troy Tietjen (the Shins, Daniel Jonston, Death Cab for Cutie) to man the boards and came out of the studio with a solid album. This will more than likely please most of you, but for people looking for ground-breaking, experimental folk artists, keep looking.

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