{"product_id":"love-and-theft-1","title":"Love and Theft","description":"Personnel: Josh Leo (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar); Ilya Toshinskiy (acoustic guitar, mandolin); Tom Bukovac (electric guitar); Smith Curry (steel guitar, lap steel guitar, dobro); Dan Dugmore (steel guitar); Larry Franklin (fiddle); John Catchings (cello); Tony Harrell (strings, keyboards); Nir \"Z\" Zidkyahu, Shannon Forrest (drums); Eric Darken (percussion).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Ben Fowler.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Blackbird Studios; Blue Cow; Ocean Way, Nashville, TN.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Jeff Lipski.\u003cbr\u003eThree years after their 2009 debut World Wide Open, Love and Theft is now a duo of Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, having lost Brian Bandas sometime in 2011. The departure of Bandas -- who was placed prominently on the cover of World Wide Open, giving the impression that Liles and Gunderson are stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight -- doesn't markedly change the sound of the group, who still specialize in sweet, soft country-pop. Unlike Rascal Flatts -- an early and not inaccurate comparison and not just because they used to share a label, Lyric Street -- Love and Theft never aim for arena bombast, not even when they try to rock \u0026amp; roll a little on \"Girls Love to Shake It.\" They keep things crisp and clean, even finding a way to work in a whistling hook on \"Inside Out,\" one of the sprightlier tunes here, and that cheerful, well-scrubbed persona is endearing even if it's never quite compelling. Then again, Love and Theft never attempt to be gripping: they rely on easy charm, slowly working their way into a listener's good graces, and this eponymous album functions similarly, seeming pleasant enough on first encounter, but with repeated exposure, all the amiability is ingratiating. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46897709711647,"sku":"886919016123","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/e95e1d181acbe552375b3f9e8fc24352.jpg?v=1777855359","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/love-and-theft-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}