Water Liars - Wyoming

2013 sophomore album from this duo consisting of Justin Kinkel-Schuster and Andrew Bryant. Recorded in their now-hometown of Water Valley, MS in late September, Wyoming is their second LP released in just under a year. At the core of the album are stories of specific, intimate moments that can't help but ring universally true. The band favors simplicity and ample space in their songs, while Justin Kinkel-Schuster's clear, plaintive vocals add to Wyoming's warm yet heartsick expanse. The album ranges musically from contemplative, bluesy waltzes ("Backbone") to lonely, tempered howls ("Fake Heat"); from soulful, heart ached swings ("Cut a Line," "You Work Days I Work Nights") to upbeat, but wistful resignations ("Linens"). These 11 uncluttered songs resonate all the way from the breezy, buzzing opener "Sucker" to the closing feedback of "Fire."

1) Sucker
2) Fake Heat
3) Linens
4) Backbone
5) Cut a Line
6) How Will I Call You
7) Wyoming
8) You Work Days I Work Nights
9) Fine Arts
10) Bird of Song
11) Fire