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By & By [2xLP] [Exclusive Maroon Splatter]
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10/31/2024 *
* Estimated release date. Exact release dates are not provided by Magnolia Record Store.
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*This item is a PRE-ORDER set to ship by late October, any items purchased with this pre-order will not ship until October. If you wish to receive your non pre-order items sooner, please place them on a separate order* *this is an estimate given to us by the manufacturer and can be subject to change The sophomore full-length effort from Columbus, Ohio-based trio Caamp, By & By delivers a heartfelt set of country-folk ballads and open-road singalongs caught between the wanderlust of youth and the cruel slap of adulthood. Childhood friends Evan Westfall (banjo) and Taylor Meier (lead vocals, guitar) have been writing and recording together as a duo since 2012, and _By & By marks the studio debut of the project's third member, bassist Matt Vinson, who joined up after the release of the band's two-part Boys EP in 2018. While the 12-track set hews closely to the folk stylings of previous releases, the addition of Vinson allows Westfall and Meier some sonic wiggle room, which they inject with occasional bursts of Springsteen- and Lumineers-inspired swagger. By & By commences with the bucolic "Feels Like Home," a sepia-tone, gospel-tinged ballad that looks for redemption at the bottom of the Shenandoah River. The pace picks up from there with the bustling "No Sleep" and "Peach Fuzz," both of which strike a nice balance between laid-back indie-folk and heartland rock... -- All Music