Gone Done Wrong
November 5th, 2003
By Archived Story
How is alt-country treating you? Are you still in love? Of course you are, thanks to albums like, Neither Here Nor There, the debut release from Los Angeles five-piece Gone Done Wrong. If more banjo is what you want, then, by golly, more banjo is what you’ll get, served with harmonica and pedal steel on a homemade pottery plate. Neither Here Nor There is beautifully dark, beautifully simple, beautifully sloppy, beautifully raw, and a definite “must check out” album for alt-country fans. Don’t forget to season your dish with warmly delivered lyrics and choppy, self-taught guitar strumming. Co-lead singer Melissa Mednick’s lazy vocal melodies are graceful and true. It is, in fact, the lack of blaring vocal presence that makes her voice so attractive. Album highlights include “In the Dark,” a rocker with a great bell intro; and “Thru the Trees,” a tribute to the late Michael Bayer, to whom the entire album is dedicated. Although there isn’t much variety within the album, it does display Gone Done Wrong’s knack for simple, unique song intros. The fact that Neither Here Nor There is going to fly under the indie-rock radar makes it a sleeper pick of 2003.
