REVIEW: Blind Pilot + Three Rounds and a Sound

This album almost made it into Numéro, but it proved hard to track down and we didn’t snag it before the print deadline. Now we get to give away this mellow gem to you good readers of our blog. Blind Pilot is a Portland based band that travels to many a gig via bicycle. Their tracks ramble along, easy listening, I’ve often used this album as background music when I’m working. It’s the little lyrical moments that really hooked me on this, “Oviedo” has some really detailed imagery. I always liked the line “your breathe was courage laced with alcohol, you leaned in and said 'make music with the chatter in here and whisper all the notes in my ears'”. “One Red Thread” will have your toe tapping along with “Go On, Say It”, and the title track is a beautiful meditation on death. So if you are looking for a band with an honest sound, stripped of bells whistles, they are worth the listen. Blind Pilot may not be mind-blowing, but they are a soothing whisper in a sea of clanging cymbals.