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| Slantmagazine |
 A short, muscular burst of energy, Deer Tick's More Fuel for the Fire EP plays as a crash course in modern Southern-rock revisionism. There are four songs here, each of them sampling a style of old-school rock and country collusion and placing them in an up-to-date, skillful pastiche that never feels like outright pantomime. "La La La" inhabits the pose of the laidback, no-problems drinking song, humming with an ascendant slide guitar that sounds made for a barroom jukebox, and adding some honky-tonk piano for good measure. "Dance of Love" keeps things moving, utilizing a familiar rollicking drum-roll beat that never feels worn out, hopping from one charging guitar solo to the next. "Axe Is Forever" is a boozy, croaky-voiced romp, putting its feet up noisily and taking off its boots, keeping up a louche energy while trailing off into contrived raggedness. Finally, "Straight Into a Storm" captures the sound of the band's live show—messy with a charmingly frayed sense of play. It all adds up to a nicely calculated effort: all the good-time country hallmarks with none of the tears or strife—one that, at 11 minutes, proves an effective primer that leaves you wanting just a little bit more....full text |
| Indierockreviews |
| As the title would suggest, Deer Tick’s More Fuel for the Fire EP tops off an explosive 2009 for the band that released Rolling Stone’s “country-rock breakthrough of the year” nine months earlier. Taken mostly from a month-long recording session in upstate New York nicknamed “The Black Dirt Sessions”, More Fuel for the Fire features three new studio tracks as well as a live version of “Straight Into A Storm” (from Born on Flag Day) recorded in Charlotte, NC at the Visulite Theatre. The songs have become staples of Deer Tick’s live shows over the past year, and are already fan favorites-and that’s who this one’s for… DEER TICK Tour Dates: 11/18 – Charlotte, NC Knight Theatre * 11/19 – Orlando, FL The Plaza Theatre * 11/20 – Tallahassee, FL The Moon * 11/21 – New Orleans, LA The Republic * 11/22 – Houston, TX Warehouse Live * * = w/ Neko Case Deer Tick More Fuel For The Fire EP (Partisan) iTunes Exclusive Dec. 1, 2009 Tracklist: 1. La La La 2. Dance of Love 3. Axe Is Forever 4. Straight Into A Storm (Live from the Visulite Theatre, Charlotte, NC) ...full text |
| Americansongwriter |
| I blacked out the last time I went to see Deer Tick. I got caught up in the bar-band vibe and over served myself. These things happen. Providence, RI’s finest released an ITunes-only EP yesterday, entitled More Fuel for the Fire. Recorded over a month during “the Black Dirt Sessions,” the handful of new songs here — three in all — draw energy from the band’s revelling live performances. Both “La La La” and “Dance of Love” are bathed in Honky Tonk neon. The latter showcases the talents of Andrew Grant Tobiassen, who contributes lead vocals and red-hot lead guitar. John McCauley seems in fine form on “Axe is Forever,” a ’70s dive romp highlighted by dueling guitars and the Ryan brothers’ spirited rhythms. Fittingly, a live version of Born on Flag Day’s “Straight into A Storm” brings this party to a close. For now, it’s as close as you’ll get without being there....full text |
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