Grab the Bottle and Run to the

General 7" | Jun 2003

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Reviewed 2003-07-14

The National Splits - Grab the Bottle and Run to the HiIl

Country-influenced dreamy pop songs from Illinois reminiscent of Uncle Tupelo, Byrds, Gram Parsons, etc. Acoustic guitar, slightly twangy vocals and psychedelic organ on a couple songs. Good!

FCC: B1-fuck
PICKS: A1, A2, B3

A1. dreamy love song
A2. somewhat alt-country, small town summer story
B1.Slow, sad country song – FCC – "fuck"
B2. short, mid-tempo, organ, includes the lyrics
"ghettoblasting Peter Gabriel"
B3. o-so-cute short love song about pocketwatches and alarm clocks

Recent airplay

Lazy Days Are Here, The Time It Takes to Get
Off the pathAug 14, 2003
Lazy Days Are Here
the rust beltJul 19, 2003

Charting

2003-07-14 — 2003-09-01
Week EndingAirplays
Aug 17 2
Jul 20 1

Track listing

1. The Time It Takes to Get
2. Lazy Days Are Here
3. Take Some Time
4. The Light, the Heat
5. Keep Me True