★★★★★
Straight from the Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros school of boy/girl vocals and college Americana they might be, but there's something more ballsy than twee about Indiana's Houndmouth. The four-piece's debut is a forcefully soulful affair, from the bawling organ on 'Long As You're At Home' to the indelible twang of Katie Toupin's idiosyncratic voice. The Southern gospel groove of 'On The Road' and 'Casino (Bad Things)' even recall Kings Of Leon when they still had girly hair...
- www.nme.com
2013-06-17
★★★★★
Located at the widest point of the Ohio River, New Albany - the northern neighbor of Louisville, which looms just across the water - is a town where traces of other places literally flow into the same basin. It's a midwestern location with southern roots, a melting pot of big-city influence and small-town mentality. For some, a city like New Albany is depressing, a sad example of what happens when one town lives in the permanent shadow of its bigger, wealthier cousin next door...
- www.americansongwriter.com
2013-06-12
★★★★★
Hailing from New Albany, Indiana, a town neighboring Louisville, young band Houndmouth make their debut on the meticulously produced From the Hills Below the City. The album's 12 songs find Houndmouth, composed of just four musicians, putting out a passionate and explosively large sound, revisiting bygone themes through both the down-home holler of heartland Americana and some well-schooled rock musicianship...
- www.allmusic.com
2013-06-14
★★★★★
It only takes a couple of bars of the opening track of Houndmouth's debut album to understand why they've been touring with Rough Trade labelmates Alabama Shakes recently. Often erroneously compared to Mumford And Sons (there's no twanging of banjo strings here), the four-piece from Indiana are more rootsy Americana than watered down bluegrass. Those who disapprove of impressive facial hair teamed with baseball caps may not be impressed, but this is a most assured debut album...
- www.musicomh.com
2013-06-05
★★★★★
Buy it from Buy the CDDownload as MP3HoundmouthFrom The Hills Below The CityRough Trade2013 Simple pleasures abound on the debut album from Indiana quartet Houndmouth: pure, true harmonies, precise playing, familiar themes about being lost and losing in America. Even the recording is lovely: as the album opens, with On the Road, you can hear the faint echo from the room they're recording in...
- www.guardian.co.uk
2013-05-31
★★★★★
There's a real popularity at the moment for bands that lead with a mix of boy/girl vocal harmonies; think Of Monsters and Men or The Lumineers and their ilk who have have come to the fore in the last twelve months. Well, if you imagine adding a massive dollop of rock and roll to that sound, throw in some trucker caps and check shirts, and you'll get a feel for New Albany's Houndmouth...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2013-05-30
★★★★★
This debut album from Illinois four-piece Houndmouth already seems destined for album-of-the-year awards. It's certainly the best down-to-earth storytelling item to emerge in ages. Matt Myers, whose guitar playing is spellbinding, Katie Toupin, who sings like a dirty angel, Zak Appleby and Shane Cody, who lock the rhythm box-tight, are steeped in the right stuff...
- recordcollectormag.com
2013-05-24
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