{"product_id":"two-of-everything","title":"Two of Everything","description":"On his second solo album, former Greenhornes and Soledad Brothers guitarist Brian Olive once again offers an eclectic variety of R\u0026amp;B-based sounds, but his approach has changed just a bit. For Two of Everything, Olive enlisted the production expertise of Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys, and while the album still has a solid, bluesy foundation, the songs here sound cooler and slinkier, with echoes of vintage funk and groove jazz cropping up in the mix, and a good bit more refinement audible in the melodies and performances compared to his self-titled debut. Two of Everything doesn't sound like Olive has turned his back on his blues-based earlier work, but he is veering in a different direction; the results sometimes suggest a Midwestern take on Northern soul as Olive and Auerbach throw just a little pop polish on Olive's vocals and let the pianos and saxophones give the music a subtle but distinct retro feel, even as the steady pulse of several tunes nods politely to hip-hop. But even as Two of Everything travels down a smoother road than its precursor, it still sounds organic, committed, and heartfelt, and Olive sure knows how to write a memorable tune; \"Strange Attracter\" faces a chunky, T. Rex-style guitar figure against an insistent piano-and-drum pattern that fills up the dancefloor; \"Black Sliding Soul\" suggests an unlikely but effective collaboration between NRBQ and Mark Ronson; \"Left Side Rock\" bounces hard Southern funk rhythms off aggressive horn samples, and \"Lost in Dreams\" is a beautifully languid bit of stoned soul love pleading. With Two of Everything, Brian Olive is two for two in making smart, distinctive albums that push his blues and R\u0026amp;B influences in unexpected, compelling directions, matching and building on the strength of his debut. ~ Mark Deming","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742865502495,"sku":"095081012219","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/8be97f15abbdd3d6795872f9162a7e40_28f486ce-00b1-4f6a-8a49-71dfd4fd44e6.jpg?v=1777871673","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/two-of-everything","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}