The Movement is the seventh studio album by American roots rock and worldbeat group Rusted Root. The album combines political and spiritual themes in its lyrics,[2] along with a mix of pop music and the band's prior jam band sound. It has received positive reviews from critics.
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| Released | October 30, 2012 | |||
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| Genre | Roots rock, worldbeat[1] | |||
| Length | 47:55 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Shanachie | |||
| Producer | Michael Glabicki | |||
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Recording and release
editThe songs on this album reflected lead vocalist and songwriter Michael Glabicki's spiritual interests and a response to the Occupy movement.[2] Glabicki initially composed tracks based around grooves and rhythms that he would scat along to until he composed lyrics and could finalize the track;[3] The Movement is also his first time producing.[1] The Movement was supported by a crowdfunding campaign that allowed some backers to come and perform on the album, singing backing vocals and hand clapping.[3]
Reception
editThe editorial staff of AllMusic Guide scored this album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Thom Jurek noting that the band has found a balance between their pop music tendencies along with their roots and jam band-based grooves, noting that this album is filled with "tight, hook-oriented, accessible numbers adorned in adventurous global percussion and musical modes".[1] In Relix, Frady Khalil also noted that the band "have become good at embracing their musical past, even while moving ahead" with tracks that "giv[e] the album an overall sense of rooted, but forward trajectory".[4]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Michael Glabicki, except where noted
- "Monkey Pants" – 4:11
- "Cover Me Up" – 4:26
- "The Movement" – 4:14
- "In Our Sun" (Liz Berlin and Jeff Berman) – 5:21
- "Fossil Man" – 3:53
- "Fortunate Freaks" – 4:32
- "Sun and Magic" – 5:39
- "Up and All Around" – 4:45
- "Something's on My Mind" – 5:23
- "Up And All Around" (Live) – 5:34
Personnel
editRusted Root
- Liz Berlin – vocals, percussion, design, illustration
- Michael Glabicki – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, engineering, mixing, production
- Colter Harper – baritone and electric guitar, percussion
- Preach Freedom – drums, membranophone, percussion, vocals
- Patrick Norman – bass guitar, vocals, percussion
- Dirk Miller – banjo
Additional personnel
- Jeff Berman – percussion
- Vincent Cifello – hand claps
- Quinn Glabicki – photography
- David Glasser – mastering engineering
- Paul Impellizeri – backing vocals
- Dan Meuner – percussion
- Phil Nicolo – mixing
- Skip Sanders – clavinet, organ, shakers
- Jen Staiman – hand claps
- Vicki Staiman – hand claps
- Lucy Stone – backing vocals
References
edit- ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Rusted Root – The Movement". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Wiser, Carl (January 8, 2013). "Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root". Songfacts. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Greenhaus, Mike (May 1, 2013). "The Core: Rusted Root". Relix. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Khalil, Frady (January 4, 2013). "Rusted Root: The Movement". Relix. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
