Of Good Nature doesn’t confine themselves to any specific genre, and you can hear why on Life Worth Livin, the band’s second full-length album. The freewheeling jam sessions that often accompany the quartet’s live shows seamlessly transition into tight compositions for the studio release that fluctuate between pop melodies and funk rhythms.
While the title track and opener is a veritable call-to-action, harkening back to English 2 Tone-era reggae with lyrics such as, “We used to be, ‘We The People”/Unity/The government’s changed entirely,” which seems extremely appropriate as “The People” are currently miring in an election cycle, Life Worth Livin is best taken in more loving doses.
Brandon Hucks’ trombone is easily the most recognizable (and welcome) feature of the group, but Cameron Brown’s vocals are both bold and comfortable when paired with the brass and sturdy, driving bass lines all over the cuts.
When all are combined on “The Other,” an idealistic ode to the perfect partner that includes Brown crooning, “It don’t matter what you wear,” it makes for an easy, danceable jolt of energy that hits you hard with surprising amounts of guitar riffs and percussion at those exact right moments you want, no, need them to.
And that’s basically the entire affair. Songs that make you want to move and look at things with a glass half-full mentality. Something we could probably all use more of.
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