event Needtobreathe
Also Playing: Ben Rector
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Tec Petaja
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Sun Mar 25
8 pm
Needtobreathe and Ben Rector at Orpheum Theatre
Needtobreathe yearns for a sweeping, hooky impact in an odd pile-up of sounds that nonetheless always adds up to dependably harmless. Sometimes the band’s South Carolina origins show through in rootsy instrumentation or the occasional twang in Bear Rinehart’s sticky throated vocals; sometimes it eagerly blends in with any number of shiny adult-contempo pop acts; sometimes there’s even a bit of rocking angst or U2-inspired grandstanding. It seems like a lot of strain for something so bland, but at least there’s a bit of variety at work—2009’s The Outsiders boasts help from three producers who’ve separately worked with acts from Wilco to John Mayer. The band’s latest, The Reckoning, arrived in September 2011, briefly reaching No. 1 on both Billboard’s Rock and Christian Rock album charts.
Orpheum Theatre 216 State St, Madison, WI
Needtobreathe yearns for a sweeping, hooky impact in an odd pile-up of sounds that nonetheless always adds up to dependably harmless. Sometimes the band’s South Carolina origins show through in rootsy instrumentation or the occasional twang in Bear Rinehart’s sticky throated vocals; sometimes it eagerly blends in with any number of shiny adult-contempo pop acts; sometimes there’s even a bit of rocking angst or U2-inspired grandstanding. It seems like a lot of strain for something so bland, but at least there’s a bit of variety at work—2009’s The Outsiders boasts help from three producers who’ve separately worked with acts from Wilco to John Mayer. The band’s latest, The Reckoning, arrived in September 2011, briefly reaching No. 1 on both Billboard’s Rock and Christian Rock album charts.
Updated 03/14/2012
