Omaha, Nebraska songwriter David Nance has long taken cues from classic rock and jam bands for his music, twisting the influence of rootsy starting points like Crazy Horse-assisted Neil Young, the Grateful Dead, and mid-'70s Stones into far noisier and experimental forms. Staunch Honey is one of the clearest examples of this approach, with Nance recording detailed, classic rock-informed tunes by himself in a scrappy home studio, resulting in a pleasantly dazed fidelity and shambling delivery of straightforward songs. ...
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Omaha, Nebraska songwriter David Nance has long taken cues from classic rock and jam bands for his music, twisting the influence of rootsy starting points like Crazy Horse-assisted Neil Young, the Grateful Dead, and mid-'70s Stones into far noisier and experimental forms. Staunch Honey is one of the clearest examples of this approach, with Nance recording detailed, classic rock-informed tunes by himself in a scrappy home studio, resulting in a pleasantly dazed fidelity and shambling delivery of straightforward songs. Throughout the 11-song set, Nance plays almost every instrument, being joined only occasionally by other players. The fuzzy, direct-to-tape sound in combination with shaky performances gives the entire album a woozy, distant feel. The repeating chorus from "The Merchandise" borrows a melody from an early Grateful Dead tune and sings it with Mick Jagger-level swagger. The influence of the Dead shows up on album standout "Gentle Traitor" as well, with dual guitar leads harmonizing over a smiling tropical rhythm. Instead of presenting the song's summery hooks with clarity, Nance coats the entire track in a loud woosh of phaser, obscuring any moments of accessibility in a wash of noise. Other songs have cleaner recording but maintain a cloudy atmosphere. Nance's vocals are distorted and low in the mix on the Velvet Underground-nicking "July Sunrise," and the minimal stomp of "When the Covers Come Off" sounds like a song that could have been left off of Exile on Main St. for being too muddy by even that album's murky standards. The combination of roots rock reference points and lo-fi production becomes Staunch Honey's defining element. Nance offers a ragged reconfiguration of familiar styles and makes them his own by pushing them into weird new places. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi
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