Album Review - Blind Pilot : "3 Rounds and a Sound"

Blind Pilot reminds me of Page France who reminds me of Neutral Milk Hotel who DON'T remind me of Blind Pilot. Funny how that works. '3 Rounds and a Sound' is a nice sounding, simple and agreeable indie-acoustic effort. The music, however seems slightly fettered by an unwillingness on the part of its creator to let it reach heights of expression that it so seems to want to. Where a melody could (and perhaps should) extend its motive, it often withdraws and resorts to heavy phrasal repetition. It's certainly worth a listen or two, and the recording sounds great, but there isn't a whole lot to entice much repeat listening. Obviously, simple music is often the best kind, but this is not simple music at heart, and it is not content to be simple; it has loftier ambitions that it can't quite reach. 5/10

3 Rounds and a Sound - Blind P...