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Odyssey is the Sony Masterworks debut of the Accidentals, a versatile indie folk trio that emerged from the Interlochen Arts Academy near Traverse City, Michigan. Formed by then-high school students Savannah Buist and Katie Larson, both of whom write, sing, and play several instruments for the group, the Accidentals toured extensively and released two albums before graduating. After deciding to put off college to pursue their burgeoning music career full-time (which meant passing on a presidential scholarship to the Berklee College of Music for Larson), they added drummer Michael Dause to the lineup and did a lot more touring. Odyssey follows a dalliance with Marshall Crenshaw's production company and a subsequent self-released EP. Their first full-length record as adults, Odyssey is indeed their most mature release to date, presenting 13 tracks that vary in tempo, influence, and, to a degree, instrumentation, but settle into an expansive yet breezy folk-rock. A song like "KW," namesake of solo jam band act Keller Williams, who plays guitars on the track, has a syncopated groove, rapid-fire lyrics, and streaks of improvisation. Like a lot of the band's output, the arrangements are primarily acoustic (there is electric guitar on the track), but it doesn't seem particularly noteworthy on what are at heart catchy pop songs. Later, the wistful "Chekhov’s Gun" relies more heavily on keyboards and vocal harmonies. About the unavoidability of change and heartbreak in life, it's one of four tracks that feature the Decemberists' Jenny Conlee on organ or piano. She also appears on the more playful "The Sounds a Watch Makes When Enveloped in Cotton" (from a line in Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"), a bluesy ditty that's one of a handful that they played live for a few years before getting around to recording them. Arguably the folkiest song on the album is the drums-free instrumental closer "Ballad Tendered Gun," which features avant-garde musician Kaki King on acoustic guitar. It's a fittingly bright but bittersweet, and musically unresolved finish to an album that seems very much about taking things in and pressing onward. Despite a certain amount of geekiness -- in terms of the lyrics, the array of influences, and some jammy performance passages (not that there’s anything wrong with that) -- Odyssey is entirely approachable, and it’s can’t-miss for those who like a sweet melody with a good Star Trek reference.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
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The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Savannah Buist, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Composer, Mandolin, Producer - Katie Larson, Acoustic Guitar, Cello, Producer - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Rick Buist, Piano - Jason Lehning, Organ, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Ethan Barrette, Assistant Engineer - Britton Deuel, Editor - Jake Allen, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Katie Larson, Cello, Composer, Guitar, Producer - Savannah Buist, Bass, Producer, Viola, Violin - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jason Lehning, Mixing Engineer, Piano, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Kevin Sokolnicki, Assistant Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Keller Williams, Associated Performer, Featured Artist, Guitar - The Accidentals feat. Keller Williams, Associated Performer - Savannah Buist, Composer, Producer, Viola, Violin - Katie Larson, Bass, Cello, Producer - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jason Lehning, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Jake Allen, Editor, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Savannah Buist, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Producer, Viola, Violin - Katie Larson, Cello, Electric Guitar, Producer - Dominic Davis, Bass - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jason Lehning, Keyboards, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor, Recording Engineer - Ethan Barrette, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Britton Deuel, Editor - Mike Piersante, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Savannah Buist, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Producer - Katie Larson, Cello, Producer - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Rick Buist, Piano - Dominic Davis, Bass - Amber Buist, Producer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Ethan Barrette, Assistant Engineer - Britton Deuel, Editor - Jason Lehning, Mixing Engineer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Assistant Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Savannah Buist, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Electric Guitar, Producer, Violin - Katie Larson, Cello, Electric Guitar, Producer - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Rick Buist, Electric Guitar, Organ - Dominic Davis, Bass - Jason Lehning, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Ethan Barrette, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Dino Zisis, Mixing Engineer - Christian Mulvany, Mixing Engineer - Cameron Boswell, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Katie Larson, Cello, Composer, Guitar, Producer, Slide Guitar - Jon Knott, Arranger - Savannah Buist, Bass, Producer, Viola, Violin - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jason Lehning, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Katie Larson, Cello, Composer, Guitar, Producer - Jon Knott, Arranger - Savannah Buist, Bass, Producer, Violin - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jenny Conlee, Organ - Jason Lehning, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Kevin Sokolnicki, Assistant Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Savannah Buist, Composer, Guitar, Producer, Violin - Jon Knott, Arranger - Katie Larson, Bass, Cello, Guitar, Producer - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jenny Conlee, Organ - Jason Lehning, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jake Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Katie Larson, Cello, Composer, Guitar, Producer - Jon Knott, Arranger - Savannah Buist, Bass, Producer, Violin - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Rick Buist - Jenny Conlee, Organ - Jason Lehning, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Dino Zisis, Mixing Engineer - Christian Mulvany, Mixing Engineer - Cameron Boswell, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Savannah Buist, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Bass, Composer, Producer, Violin - Katie Larson, Acoustic Guitar, Cello, Producer - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jenny Conlee, Piano - Carter Gravatt, Slide Guitar - Jason Lehning, Producer, Recording Engineer - Joe Costa, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Jake Allen, Editor, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Savannah Buist, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Producer, Violin - Katie Larson, Bass, Cello, Producer - Michael Dause, Co-Producer, Drums - Jason Lehning, Producer, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Mike Piersante, Mixing Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
The Accidentals, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Kaki King, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Featured Artist, Recording Engineer - The Accidentals feat. Kaki King, Associated Performer - Savannah Buist, Bass, Composer, Producer, Viola, Violin - Katie Larson, Cello, Composer, Producer - Jason Lehning, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Clay Miller, Assistant Engineer, Editor - Britton Deuel, Editor - Joe Costa, Editor - Kevin Sokolnicki, Assistant Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Odyssey is the Sony Masterworks debut of the Accidentals, a versatile indie folk trio that emerged from the Interlochen Arts Academy near Traverse City, Michigan. Formed by then-high school students Savannah Buist and Katie Larson, both of whom write, sing, and play several instruments for the group, the Accidentals toured extensively and released two albums before graduating. After deciding to put off college to pursue their burgeoning music career full-time (which meant passing on a presidential scholarship to the Berklee College of Music for Larson), they added drummer Michael Dause to the lineup and did a lot more touring. Odyssey follows a dalliance with Marshall Crenshaw's production company and a subsequent self-released EP. Their first full-length record as adults, Odyssey is indeed their most mature release to date, presenting 13 tracks that vary in tempo, influence, and, to a degree, instrumentation, but settle into an expansive yet breezy folk-rock. A song like "KW," namesake of solo jam band act Keller Williams, who plays guitars on the track, has a syncopated groove, rapid-fire lyrics, and streaks of improvisation. Like a lot of the band's output, the arrangements are primarily acoustic (there is electric guitar on the track), but it doesn't seem particularly noteworthy on what are at heart catchy pop songs. Later, the wistful "Chekhov’s Gun" relies more heavily on keyboards and vocal harmonies. About the unavoidability of change and heartbreak in life, it's one of four tracks that feature the Decemberists' Jenny Conlee on organ or piano. She also appears on the more playful "The Sounds a Watch Makes When Enveloped in Cotton" (from a line in Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"), a bluesy ditty that's one of a handful that they played live for a few years before getting around to recording them. Arguably the folkiest song on the album is the drums-free instrumental closer "Ballad Tendered Gun," which features avant-garde musician Kaki King on acoustic guitar. It's a fittingly bright but bittersweet, and musically unresolved finish to an album that seems very much about taking things in and pressing onward. Despite a certain amount of geekiness -- in terms of the lyrics, the array of influences, and some jammy performance passages (not that there’s anything wrong with that) -- Odyssey is entirely approachable, and it’s can’t-miss for those who like a sweet melody with a good Star Trek reference.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:58
- Main artists: The Accidentals
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Masterworks
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(P) 2017 Sony Music Entertainment
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