The Sweet Alibi

There’s a lot of pianos and keys on the second song (“Never Change”) on Winnipeg trio Sweet Alibi’s new disc, and since there is no pianist credited in the band, I’m guessing these are courtesy of producer Dana “Rusty” Matyas, and I only make note because it’s really the only time that he makes the disc sound like his own band, Imaginary Cities. The rest of the time, the producer allows such tracks as the honky-tonkin’ “Deep” and the sparse “Why” to exist as the future Times Change(d) standards they are. What really works (as has always been the case with this trio) are the three-part harmonies, the signature sound of the Sweet Alibi. If it’s on the upbeat “Daddy” or a Woody Guthrie cover, the effortless vocals carry the words carefully to the listener.

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