The boys from Illinois just released their five-song EP Back In Bridgeport. As Country albums go, this one isn"t bad. It"s good enough to warrant praise from Luna Music and popular radio stations in Belgium, apparently. Nothing wrong with being huge in Belgium. Belgium is nice. They might know something over there that we don"t. This EP has given us a chance to get a real feel for a relatively unknown band hoping to prove that they"ve got the chops to stay in the game.

They make their point, at any rate. Long for an EP, but waaaay too short for a real sense of purpose, Back In Bridgeport is eventually effective in it’s struggle to announce, as well as define, The Additives as an act we should seriously be paying attention to.

Set this scenario in Ireland and we’ve got a spot of Flogging Molly meets elements of The Pogues, surprisingly enough. Give Joe Ryan a top hat and he’s channeling Tom Petty. “Stare Out Old Man", “Baby We Can Work It Out” and “2 Sides Of The Mattress” are the highlights on Bridgeport, evoking great storytelling skills from our man Joe. Giving the tunes on this disc a spin feels like lounging on freshly cut grass. And that ain’t bad either. Feels nice.

Artist: The Additives
Album: Back In Bridgeport
Web Dwelling: http://www.theadditives.com

This Reviewer's Rating: 3 / 5

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