Native, The

Vandoliers, “The Native”
Label: State Fair Records
Reviewed by :Kim Walter, August 2017

Second album from a group of native Texans who strives to approach country music from the perspective of rock. This album is an homage to the many subgenres which comprise Texan music..I especially enjoyed 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, but, honestly, they are all good.

1. 4:02 med – upbeat, optimistic Americana tune
2. 3:17 med – Americana tune, or what the band calls “fast moving dust”
3. 3:43 med – upbeat Americana, nice background fiddle
4. 3:14 med – definite influence of Tejano music, nice trumpet
5. 3:18 med – the band calls this “electric blues”,mainly rock with heavy beat and electric guitar
6. 2:43 med/fast – old timey jig with fun lyrics
7. 3:50 med – a not too honky version of honky tonk
8. 3:09 med – Americana rock
9. 4:38 med – Title track,upbeat Americana, makes me want to visit Texas
10. 4:10 med – my favorite song on album, welcoming Americana tune