Little Big Town: Tornado

Country music is one genre that rarely rears its head here on MTT.com. The only time I really like listening to it is when I’m cruising along backwoods in an old truck, doing drive us on the locals while playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. That’s not totally true, but once in a while I listen to it.

All too often, it seems like the Southern drawl is grossly overdone, and I’ve gotta shut it off. However, Little Big Town’s Tornado is one of the exceptions to the overdone, cliche country tune.

LBT’s quartet has one of the best harmonies in the country scene. They put a modern twist on country, though they still can make an awesomely infectious diddy out of a Pontoon. Song after song, they put out huge harmonious tracks.

“LBT’s quartet has one of the best harmonies in the country scene.”

Night Owl is an absolutely brilliant track. With a natural penchant for male/female harmonies, LBT strips their sound down to little more than a “nightie,” and bares their beautifully supple vocals. As I laid back listening to this track, it relaxed me to the point that I almost fell asleep. Props for pure relaxation.

I’m no country boy by any stretch of the imagination, though I can shoot and ride like a champion, but LBT’s Tornado is a damn good album… Even if it does have more twang than I like in my music.

- Moe