The Fea Street Hustle

I was concerned when I received this 5 track EP as my only previous experience in country music was being dragged along to the Topp Twins by my Mum when I was younger. However, I discovered I’m a closet country fan.

For the most part, this EP is bright, refreshing and uplifting with toe tapping beats stringed out with captivating vocals. The transition from one track to the other was smooth and the EP as a whole flowed beautifully. Of course, what would a country album be without the whaling guitars and heartbroken cowboy ballad? Abandoned City captured this emotion beautifully.

That being said, I did have a couple of issues with the EP. I found that each song was over 5 minutes in length and for a couple of songs, this was too long. Also the production quality of the EP suffered. I’m sure that these were only teething issues and will be resolved in future albums.

Not much is known about The Fea Street Hustle and their website doesn’t help despite being well presented and laid out. I’m sure those in Dunedin and surrounding areas will be more familiar than myself with this band.

My favourite song would undoubtedly have to be South of the River. This is the strongest on the album and the guitar chords are spectacular.

If you are looking to venture into this genre then this is a good little album to start with.

3 ½ yihee haw’s from me.