The music on This Pine Box’s debut album is unironically breezy 70′s summer evenings, a bit Americnana southern-fried and Allman Brothers-esque, harmoniously timeless and classic. Faves include “Dance With Me,” the guitar solo and hard rocking piano driven “Composure,” “Evelyn” which somehow manages to be both sinister and soarlingly bright at the same time, and “Another Way” which soars anthemically (with a few whispers of Grateful Dead-like guitar jam noodling – and I do mean this in a good way). This Pine Box’s music is perfect for outdoor summer jams, sundressed and barefoot boogies on warm grass.

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There are just four tracks on this EP – really wishing for more! – the hard-rock goes a little country “Hat & Boots” and the stompin’ garage-punk “Land of Toys” are on Side A. On Side B is “January” (a little country, a LOT of rock-n-roll) and my absolute favorite, the contagious barn-burner “Honey Bee,” which features Brother O’Brother’s (and Romanus Record’s) Chris Banta on an impassioned solo vocal – his trademark white boots also make a cameo in the lyrics and on the video. Chris has been talking about how great Volk are for awhile and I completely agree – they are the whole package: tight, rockin’, ass-shaking, totally exhilarating. I hope they come around our area to play soon.

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