Poor Old Shine’s Self-Titled Debut

A few months back, our friend Jonah Tolchin gave us a heads up on Poor Old Shine, a young roots band from Mansfield, CT that formed at UConn a few years back and has since gained steam through lively performances around the Northeast. Last month, the band released its self-titled debut (Amazon MP3 & Spotify) featuring a mix of soulful poppy-roots songs that fall somewhere near The Avett Bros. While I haven’t been too hot on the Avetts as of late, this is good pop and I like these guys a lot.

While the album’s opener, “Weeds or Wildflowers,” has received the most attention to date, I’m a fan of the band’s quieter numbers like “Ghosts Next Door” and “The Hurry All Around.”