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We Have Cause to Be Uneasy (Dig)

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The debut album by Birmingham, Alabama quartet Wild Sweet Orange is full of meditative Southern rock tunes backed by chugging guitars and good old shuffling beats. Even when the lyrics on songs like "Ten Dead Dogs" are earnest and world weary, the music remains buoyant. Lead singer Preston Lovinggood anchors the band with his vocal gymnastics on "Tilt" going from a whisper to an arena rock god wail like it's a walk in the park. The band is especially good at selling the story song, a Southern staple. "Aretha's Gold" mixes in psychedelic flourishes to spice up this twisted love story of a song which also features some wild guitar work. "Sour Milk" is more contemplative and winsome in it's overall tone but this track about "one pissed off generation of kids" is the album's strongest tunes.

--Amy Wagner

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The song writing is what propells this album to greatness. I hear a bit of Manchester Orchestra meets the Long Winters. A solid release here.

This is easily one of my favorite albums. The song writing and ton of Preston Lovinggood's voice is haunting and gut wrenching at times. Although this band is no longer together this is an excellent reminder of what great song writing is. If you like this, do yourself another favor and look up The Whale EP.

This is a great album. It's too bad half the band left. This album is definitely worth the buy. It's so well crafted, I wouldn't be surprised if they put a piece of their soul into it.

Great CD for a young band, I hope they are able to continue and get another out soon!

Without going into too much detail, Wild Sweet Orange has made a powerful album, with some memorable riffs, poignant lyrics, and great imagery. "We Have Cause to be Uneasy" is definitely a keeper.