
Needs to Breath’s recent album The Outsiders has to be one of the music department’s favorite albums of the last few months. Anyone who likes soulful organic sounding rock with a strong hint of country folk will love it. It has moments when the band is stripped down to the raw basics and this works really well in contrast with the band in full swing.
Personal favorites include the track ‘Lay ‘Em Down’ which starts with a gospel, blues grass foot stomping from the band accompanied by Bear Rinehart’s passionate singing (now that’s what I call a lead singers name!). The album has some really tender heart felt moments but it never gets over complacent. The wonderful Sarah Watkins also lends her vocals to the brilliant ‘Stones Under Rushing Water’. If you also want some fat rock the album delivers tracks like ‘Prisoner’ which is so catchy and groove laden.
Rick Beato, Jim Scott, John Alagia and the band really pull out the stops with some earthy modern production on all the album tracks. The band clearly can play their instruments in any number of musical styles, they do so on this album tastefully and more importantly as a band. Take time to check this one out you wont be disappointed.











