On Hallelujah Hell Yeah, Pittsburgh based ‘maximalist indie-rock’ band String Machine sound almost timeless. For their third full-length album, the seven-piece collective, led by singer-songwriter David Beck, are able to put together nine tracks that draw as much from seventies pop traditions as early 2000s indie-rock, blending them into a fresh mixture of rollicking grooves, blaring horns and earnest folk music. It’s a combination that comes off as both nostalgic and current at the same time. String Machine aren’t an entirely original sounding outfit—anyone who was around during the mid 2000s indie folk explosion will have plenty of reference points—they just happen to be very good at what they do. The band uses a laid-out blueprint as a jumping off point, but veers into their own lane sh...
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