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Old Dominion occupy a distinct position in 2017's Nashville, happily playing to the center when their peers are either gunning for outlaw cred or angling for a stylish R&B-country fusion. With Happy Endings -- the group's second album, following their 2015 debut Meat and Candy by two years -- Old Dominion emphasize their light touch with the melodic mainstream, crafting an album so tuneful and supple it feels designed to slide onto adult-oriented playlists anywhere from the glory days of Urban Cowboy to the present day. Thanks to producer Shane McAnally, the album firmly belongs in the latter camp -- it has a pleasant digital sheen, filled with little percolating details -- but the songcraft of this writing collective is so strong, it's not hard to imagine the individual tunes appearing at other points in Music City history. For instance, if the breezy "Shoe Shopping" had an analog makeover, it could be played on country-pop radio at the dawn of the '80s and "New York at Night" is majestic enough to suggest sky-scraping adult contemporary anthems of the '90s. Old Dominion cleverly thread modern themes -- not to mention the occasional targeted profanity -- into their songs, so their tales of heartache and love feel fresh and also specific. Images of text bubbles, ruined jeans, and a forgotten hotel give the songs a contemporary feel that nicely complements the classicist construction. Since Happy Endings flows so easily, it may be easy to glide along with its slick surfaces, but a close listen reveals not only the sturdiness of the songs but the cleverness of the production -- and, if anybody is still doubting the smarts behind Old Dominion and McAnally, they close the proceedings with a live cut called "Can't Get You." Loud and bold, "Can't Get You" proves Old Dominion can do more than mellow pop, but the rest of Happy Endings is so irresistibly smooth, it's no wonder the group decided to emphasize their soft side here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ryan Gore, Percussion - Jesse Frasure, Composer, Lyricist - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Luke Laird, Composer, Lyricist - Trevor Rosen, Acoustic Guitar - Shane McAnally, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Brad Tursi, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Dorff, Composer, Lyricist - Ryan Gore, Percussion - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Ryan Gore, Percussion - Josh Osborne, Composer, Lyricist - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Vocal
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Ross Copperman, Composer, Lyricist - Ryan Gore, Percussion - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Ryan Gore, Programmer - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar - Shane McAnally, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Dorff, Composer, Lyricist - Ryan Gore, Programmer - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Acoustic Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Jimi Westbrook, Background Vocal - Karen Fairchild, Background Vocal - Phillip Sweet, Background Vocal - Kimberly Schlapman, Background Vocal - Little Big Town, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Percussion - Josh Osborne, Composer, Lyricist - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Old Dominion feat. Little Big Town, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Ryan Gore, Programmer - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Jordan Schmidt, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Synthesizer - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Electric Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Ryan Gore, Programmer - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar - Shane McAnally, Producer - Matt Jenkins, Composer, Lyricist - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Synthesizer - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Ryan Gore, Percussion - Trevor Rosen, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar - Shane McAnally, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Brad Tursi, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar - Kris Donegan, Electric Guitar - Dave Cohen, Piano - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Andrew Dorff, Composer, Lyricist - Josh Osborne, Composer, Lyricist - Trevor Rosen, Background Vocal - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brad Tursi, Electric Guitar - Old Dominion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Sprung, Bass - Whit Sellers, Drums - Matthew Ramsey, Composer, Lyricist, Electric Guitar
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Old Dominion occupy a distinct position in 2017's Nashville, happily playing to the center when their peers are either gunning for outlaw cred or angling for a stylish R&B-country fusion. With Happy Endings -- the group's second album, following their 2015 debut Meat and Candy by two years -- Old Dominion emphasize their light touch with the melodic mainstream, crafting an album so tuneful and supple it feels designed to slide onto adult-oriented playlists anywhere from the glory days of Urban Cowboy to the present day. Thanks to producer Shane McAnally, the album firmly belongs in the latter camp -- it has a pleasant digital sheen, filled with little percolating details -- but the songcraft of this writing collective is so strong, it's not hard to imagine the individual tunes appearing at other points in Music City history. For instance, if the breezy "Shoe Shopping" had an analog makeover, it could be played on country-pop radio at the dawn of the '80s and "New York at Night" is majestic enough to suggest sky-scraping adult contemporary anthems of the '90s. Old Dominion cleverly thread modern themes -- not to mention the occasional targeted profanity -- into their songs, so their tales of heartache and love feel fresh and also specific. Images of text bubbles, ruined jeans, and a forgotten hotel give the songs a contemporary feel that nicely complements the classicist construction. Since Happy Endings flows so easily, it may be easy to glide along with its slick surfaces, but a close listen reveals not only the sturdiness of the songs but the cleverness of the production -- and, if anybody is still doubting the smarts behind Old Dominion and McAnally, they close the proceedings with a live cut called "Can't Get You." Loud and bold, "Can't Get You" proves Old Dominion can do more than mellow pop, but the rest of Happy Endings is so irresistibly smooth, it's no wonder the group decided to emphasize their soft side here.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:48
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Old Dominion
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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