Let’s take a break, and look at everything that’s going on from a distance for a moment, while listening to Labor Dazed, the debut EP by the Landovers from Urbana, Illinois. “Ya can’t complain, let me tell ya why // Cause there’s folks out there, got it worse than I // So when I ask how ya been // Let’s just start by saying, I can’t complain.” Wise words, set to beautiful music, by a bunch of accomplished musicians who used the time during the pandemic to record four soulful country songs. There is simply nothing to complain about this project from Nicholas Stine (distinctive vocals), Clayton Deering (pedal steel), Charlie Harris (bass guitar), Cody Jensen (honky tonk piano/organ), Emily McKown (backing vocals), and Dave Pride (drums).
Labor Dazed is out now digitally. Add to wantlist: Bandcamp