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Micky & the Motorcars

09.21.2008 -- Review by: Don Zelazny

Naive is the fourth album by the Austin based five piece. Drummer Shane Vannerson and new guitarist Kris Farrow round out the band, and the new disc features a guest appearance by the ubiquitous Lloyd Maines on pedal steel on several tunes. I imagine many fans of the band don’t even wait to hear their new releases anymore before ordering one, you know you are going to get some good stuff. Such as the opening track, the title track, which Micky says is “your classic wife-cheating-on-the-husband, husband-comes-home thing.” Sounds song-worthy. Lloyd Maines adds his pedal steel playing to my favorite song on the disc, “Long Enough to Leave,” written by Micky Braun and Randy Rogers. The band plays hundreds of shows a year and is constantly on the road, which inspired the tune. Micky says, “Every time you get comfortable you have to peel out.” The band even shows it’s tender, sorry boys, less boisterous side on the beautiful tune “Seashell.” If you want a no-brainer pick for a new Americana disc, this is a good pick!