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SUMMARY:THOSE PRETTY WRONGS
DESCRIPTION:Having been a founding member of one of the most revered power 
 pop bands of all time tends to be a footnote that follows you around. Yet 
 Jody Stephens’ contribution to the pop canon goes well beyond his beginn
 ings in Big Star\, helping to refine alt-country with Golden Smog and shap
 ing the ArdentRecords legacy well into the current era.\n\nFollowing the o
 utpouring of love around the documentary\, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me\,
  Jody reached out to his longtime friend\, producer and songwriter Luther 
 Russell to join him for some promotional appearances. A comfortability on 
 stage became a kinship in the studio and eventually led to two albums as T
 hose Pretty Wrongs. The comfort between the duo is key to what makes Those
  Pretty Wrongs work. Luther and Jody bounce ideas off of one another with 
 the kind of natural symbiosis that all bands shoot to achieve. Heading int
 o their third album\, the band found themselves a new haven in the rising 
 California outpost of Cosmic Americana\, Roots\, and Power Pop: Curation R
 ecords. Following the reissue of their two previous albums by the label in
  May\, Holiday Camp finds Those Pretty Wrongs crafting a record that’s a
 utumnal\, searching for solace\, and yet unsettled. The title is a nod to 
 both wistful summers at bygone British institutions\, the favoured gig fod
 der for their ‘60s heroes\, and the more sinister implications of Tommy
 ’s Holiday Camp — communal\, but with a cost.\n\nHoliday Camp finds mo
 re than a few friends turning up to lace songs with their contributions. R
 ecorded from their own home studios\, string arrangements from Chris Stame
 y\, moog from Wilco’s Patrick Sansone\, and glockenspiel from Mitch East
 er all bolster the record’s mercurial grace. The physical distance does 
 little to dampen the sense of communal ease that holds tight at the album
 ’s core. With shades of home-grown Memphis power pop\, nods to Apple Rec
 ords alums\, and an appeal that trickles down to fans of open-hearted pop 
 from Emmit Rhodes to The Elephant 6\, Those Pretty Wrongs draw the listene
 r into an environment that’s familiar and fragrant. Luther’s arrangeme
 nts have a timeless temperance that wraps around the listener. Jody’s so
 ngwriting is as honest as ever. It’s a hand reaching out in the darkness
 \, and a shoulder cry on. Jody and Luther’s harmonies have taken on a su
 blime alchemy. Like lost brothers found once more\, they weave wonder into
  the pensive meditations on “This Painted Sky\,” and the hopeful send-
 off of “The Way\,” With their full catalog in the steady hands of Cura
 tion\, the band members find themselves poised to re-examine their past wh
 ile excited to enter a new era with their most affecting album on the way.
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