Foreign Born - Person To Person

Foreign Born are one of those Los Angeles blog buzz bands that often gets lumped into categories with Cold War Kids and Giant Drag, when the only thing they really have in common with either of those bands is that they've toured together. Their new album, Person To Person, is due out on June 23rd, and seems to feature the same melange of folkish indie-pop that popularized their debut, On The Wing Now. There aren't any bad songs, per se, but there's also not much that stands out. Some of the few songs that did catch my attention was the old-timey, alt-country romp "That Old Sun," the handclap-laden hooks of "Winter Games," and the eccentric percussion and warm organ melodies of "It Grew On You." Overall, Person To Person seems to be recycling the melodies that made Foreign Born a buzz band in the first place, instead of broadening their musical mindset. Given the choice, I'd rather listen to their debut than an album full of rehashed hooks.

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Recommended Tracks: "That Old Sun," "Winter Games," "Early Warnings," "It Grew On You."