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MagnetJul 18, 2017It makes music that tips its hat to the past without sounding derivative. [No. 144, p.53]
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Jun 23, 2017For Visionland, the band has found spiritual brethren in Israel Nash and Ted Young whose production work evokes the immediacy and fullness of classic 1970s hi-fi recordings. The album is truly a collective effort; Banditos are a band in the fullest sense.
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Jun 23, 2017If the Banditos' first album was promising, Visionland proves they have the talent and strength to do this more than once, and there's as much sheer talent on display here as in any band in the roots rock underground today.
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Jun 23, 2017It’s the textured restraint on rockers like the closing “DDT,” which unexpectedly changing tempos mid-track, that shows the group’s maturation in their performance and songwriting chops. It indicates a leap forward in the Banditos’ artistic evolution and the potential to expand their sound even further in the future.
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Jun 23, 2017These more versatile songs [“Healin’ Slow” and “Still and Quiet”] in Visionland suggest the band is in the middle of an expansion of their sound, one that honors Banditos’ foundation while also challenging them and pushing them beyond that comfort zone. They’re not quite there yet.