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Jun 30, 2011Happily, the partnership succeeds more often than not.
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Jun 30, 2011Dominated by shuffling drums, slow southern rock guitar licks, and pedal steel, the music on Mount Moriah is unobtrusive and reserved--at times almost too much so--but there are some fine flourishes in these songs, which feature members of Megafaun, St. Vincent, and Bowerbirds
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Jun 30, 2011This isn't a record that will immediately grab your attention, and it may even be overly dreamy in spots. Those moments are fleeting, though, and these songs are too well-written and too heartfelt in their execution to be ignored.
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Jun 30, 2011With its stormy guitars, that song is fraught with enough turmoil for McEntire's punk band Bellafea, but mostly, Mount Moriah takes a more traditional interpretation of Americana, setting McEntire's sweetly quavering voice against finger-picked guitars, churchy organs.
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Oct 1, 2012Mount Moriah is ultimately a refreshing debut whose flaws can easily be excused as growing pains.
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Jun 30, 2011When they keep their songs focused and kick up the tempo a bit, Mount Moriah is far more compelling.
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Jul 12, 2011Put simply, Mount Moriah is a compelling debut full of candidness, thoughtfully well crafted and relatable lyrics, beautiful vocals with the ability to mesmerizing, and dare I say it, already an aura and element of timelessness destined to surround it.