Austin Sound

If You Were Always’ 2007 debut EP, Since You’ve Been Gone, was like a gentle breeze in the falling leaves surrounding autumn’s trees, then their sophomore effort, Ghost Lanes is almost – almost! - like a summer storm with some gusts of rain going left-right instead of straight down. Ghost Lanes offers the same slowcore meets mellow indie as its predecessor except this time the band sounds louder, more comfortable, and much more confident on these five tracks. Earlier, singer/guitarist Cam Houser sounded sad, vulnerable, and afraid; now he sounds a little less sad, a little madder, and a lot less intimidated by whomever and whatever broke his heart.