Old 97s: Satellite Rides

I read in some music magazine that Satellite Rides marked Old 97’s return to their roots. I took “roots” to mean “similar to Too Far Too Care” but apparently it means “boring, over produced Matchbox 20-like songs” because that’s what it sounded like. I feel sad being that harsh, because Too Far Too Care was so damn good (and I keep buying Old 97’s releases hoping to hear something even in the same ballpark) but I’m looking at my capsule criticisms as tough love.

If I didn’t like Too Far Too Care so much, I might have even liked Satellite Rides better. It’s not a horrible album, just comparatively shallow.