Lost in Revelry

The Mendoza Line: Timothy Bracy, Lori Carrier, Paul Deppler, Peter Hoffman, Margaret Maurice.Additional personnel includes: Ray Ketchem, Peter Langland-Hasson, Ian Stynes, Jackie Linge, Jerry Kee, Bob Hoffnar, Glenn Morrow, Philip McArdle, Michael Bracy.The Mendoza Line's previous record, We're All in This Alone, was a great leap forward for the band. They put all the various elements of their sound together and came up with a stunning record. In case you just discovered the band, those elements are emotional and intelligent songwriting from both a male and female perspective, heartfelt and raw vocals, and spirited performances with indie rock and back-porch country influences. Lost in Revelry is more of the same and then some. The Mendoza Line sound confident and assured. The cracked voices of the boys are more so and the girls' voices have gotten more tuneful. The songs are more emotional and confessional. The playing is refined and imaginative with lots of great guitar work: pedal s