There are several stand-out tracks on this already impressive album. First track “Outside” is a catchy upbeat number with shamelessly catchy riffs and lyrics. “On Your Own” is a piano filled track that chills the album out with more piano than jangly guitar and makes for a nice change of pace. And of course Jenkins heart-warming lyrics always leave you feeling a little misty eyed; he even manages to make you feel nostalgic for L.A. In another stand-out track “Goodbye, L.A.”. It takes true talent to make you feel longing for a place like L.A. without it feeling syrupy or overplayed.
And easily my favourite track on Out of My Hands is the final one, “Endlessly”. No one can write a love song like Josh Jenkins and company. Maybe it's their stripped back honesty, their hat-in-hand way of saying I love you, that bit of cowboy humility as he tries to express a passionate love he only just dares to admit to himself. It's charming and touching and perfectly done.
Out of My Hands is fun, accessible, and filled with tracks that are easy to listen to or sing-along to. Each track is shamelessly catchy and perfectly executed, but without feeling over produced or unnatural. All that said, I also want to add that now that GRO have this first major-label release under their belts, I would really like to hear them push their sound to the next level. I honestly believe that GRO are the next legend-band in the making and I'm excited to hear where they take their sound next.
You can check-out GRO on their MySpace space, their own website, or you can even follow them on twitter nowadays. Their albums can be picked up at Amazon (by clicking the links on this page) or of course at iTunes.
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