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Beneath Portland, Ore.'s nationally-recognized layer of musical talent lies a bedrock of more than one thousand working bands throughout the metropolitan area. Among these up-and-coming acts, the country-rock quintet Weinland stands out as one of the most promising. The band’s third LP, Breaks in the Sun (out in May via Badman Records) is eleven tracks of what the band does best: intelligently-crafted pop with all the fringe and loose strands left hanging, emotionally-resonant folk and country with enough edges to draw blood but with chops and melody to spare. When Paste recently met up with frontman Adam Shearer (he of the Neil Young pipes and Hank Williams , Sr. sensibilities) for dinner and drinks, he told the occasionally harrowing but always compelling story of a band fighting some serious, Steinbeck-like headwinds to get its feet planted firmly beneath it. -- PASTE MAGAZINE
"True, gripping melodies—ones that stand up to repeated listening. - Entertainment Weekly
"…Breaks In The Sun could get you from L.A. to Vegas, along with some Neko Case and Uncle Tupelo thrown in for good measure. In Addition to the reluctantly melancholy (the lovely, Mark Kozelek-ish ‘Sunken Eyes’) and the lovestruck and deflated (the breathtaking ‘I Feel Wasted’), Breaks offers up airy and sparkling tracks that let in the light (‘People Like You’ and ‘It’s Already True’). Comparatively upbeat tunes – like ‘Autumn Blood,’ where organ, guitar, and strings work up an actual froth – recharge your aural senses just when you feel the wind-down. You can almost hear Neil Young’s take on ‘I’m Sure It Helps,’ which would likely be more resignation-filled than Shearer’s faintly hopeful version. A highly rewarding, skillfully balanced collection of songs.”
- iTunes
"Puts forth fragile, folky songs that at times evoke elements of Neil Young. (Not all evokers of Neil Young are worth spending time with, but this act is.)" - USA TODAY
"Shearer sings in metaphor and poetry." - Seattle Weekly
"My early contender for local album of the year, "La Lamentor' is a disc to cherish" - The Oregonian
"Damn is it beautiful" - Willamette Week
"The members of Weinland use their instruments like vanishing resources: cautiously. The Portland five-piece's frontman, Adam Shearer, channels Elliot Smith's frail whisper — and like Smith's, his voice can stand steadfastly alone over a single guitar or piano note. Sometimes, however, the band gorges ..o, upright bass, banjo, and organ, with Shearer's voice fading in and out as simply another instrument in the pack. Weinland picks from folk, rock, and everything in between, but at its core, the group creates classic Americana, like Neil Young's quieter moments, or more recently, M. Ward." - SF Guardian
"La Lamentor is one of those albums that is beautifully arranged and produced, leaving the songs to sidle up next to the listener like long lost friends." - Americana UK
"Five beardos who create some of the finest brooding folk rock in [Portland]" - Harp Magazine
"An amazing & intimate collection of hauntingly beautiful folk lullabies—the kind that are so good they give you goose bumps." - The Portland Mercury |
