After their huge 2013 release Howlin’ the fellas of Jagwar Ma are back to try and build on all that love and momentum with Every Now & Then.
This album is decent, but it never quite crosses that line from decent to great. For every impressive track (and there’s a few), there’s one that seems to get stuck in the mud. Too many songs that start slow and build to nowhere leave for some unsatisfying listens which really breaks up the flow of the album. As an album to have on in the background, this is as good as any, but if you decide to sit down and have a good listen, the flaws become obvious.
There’s no doubting that some of the single releases from Every Now & Then will do very well, especially Give Me A Reason. Tracks like this prove Jagwar Ma can strike gold, it just seems to be doing it consistently which is the hard part. Once they nail that there’ll be no stopping them.
By Nathan Quattrucci
