The Autumn Defense : The Autumn Defense

<img src="http://www.qromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/autumndefense.jpg" alt=" " />The Autumn Defense is the perfect name for the duo of Wilconians, John Stirratt and Pat Sansone.  Their chamberized alt-country is mellow like a cool...
6.9 Broadmoor
2007 

The Autumn Defense : The Autumn DefenseThe Autumn Defense is the perfect name for the duo of Wilconians, John Stirratt and Pat Sansone.  Their chamberized alt-country is mellow like a cool day and tonally not on the offensive, creating a very receptive sound.
Alt-country flourishes and coffeeshop warmth make up their self-titled album, comprised of milky rhythms and wafting melodies.  If there were ever an indie album that was the sound of autumn, this would have to be it.

Cozy acoustica and soft vocals are the most defining pieces of The Autumn Defense.  Nearly every song is a slow mellow-dy that recalls a small, warm space in shelter of a dreary outside world.  From the wafting brass and pattering drums on “I Knew It All Along” to the lounge piano on “City Bells”, each track has an low-lit indoors feel.

The album starts off with one of its more upbeat tracks, “Canyon Arrow”, featuring a flute and smooth percussion that establishes the laid-back feel immediately.   “We Would Never Die” has a extended guitar solo jam, showing off more of their rootier alt-country side.  While not straying much from their formula, they’re highly accomplished at it, and makes for a very well-constructed record.

The Autumn Defense’s self-titled album is loaded with both cool and warm, so if you don’t like your temperature rising and falling too much, this is right down your alley.  This album doesn’t really grab and pull you in, as much as receive you.  In that open-armed kind of way, it’s excellent for a low-key afternoon in from the rain.

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