The Revivalists Keep It Catchy & Locked In On Triumphant ‘Pour It Out Into The Night’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Their first studio album since 2018’s Take Good Care finds the New Orleans-based, eight-piece pop-rock outfit, The Revivalists in fine form as their catchy tunes about living in the moment ring out like glossy slices of sunshine.    

Working with GRAMMY Award-winning producer Rich Costey (Muse, Foster the People, Death Cab for Cutie) The Revivalists are aiming for broad appeal and hit that mark throughout Pour It Out Into The Night. The band (David Shaw [lead vocals, guitar], Zack Feinberg [guitar], Andrew Campanelli [drums], George Gekas [bass], Ed Williams [pedal steel guitar], Rob Ingraham [saxophone], Michael Girardot [keyboard, trumpet], and PJ Howard [drums, percussion]) took time to grow during the lockdown years (some marrying and/or becoming fathers) and a few of the lyrics reflect those changes, but their overall sound/style remains locked in.

The album starts on a high note with “Kid” as the big beats and a poppy sing-along chorus is custom-made for massive festival stages as the bass, light strums, and layers of sounds/backing vocals ring out. The group let their mix of dance beats and folk rock swirl on “Down In The Dirt” which dissects family values and religion while “The Long Con” finds the band dabbling in semi-political waters while dropping huge grooves and riffs. 

The band can, at times, slip into a ‘making-music-strictly-for-commercials’ mode, as the electro-buzzy, rhyming “Good Old Days” and the acoustic-tinged “Wait For The Sun” seem custom-made for product placement while not feeling totally honest. However, they also can scale it back successfully such as on the heartfelt swelling of “Alive” the piano ballad with just the right touch of strings “Say Goodbye”, and the musically spacious/twinkling title track closer.

The Revivalists’ true sweet spot is when they deliver over-the-top, radio-friendly rockers, that are (most importantly) fun, and a few of these efforts stand out above the others. “Don’t Look Back” is a doozy that mixes TV On The Radio electro/punk with a healthy dose of yacht rock, while “When I Got You” deploys a killer guitar intro before big banging percussion, horns, and more guitar goodness while “How We Move” throws the kitchen sink of sounds into their style and manages to just pull off the ‘dance party during the apocalypse’ style. 

Pour It Out Into The Night keeps the spirit of The Revivalist intact while moving forward, never digging too deep, yet head bobbing and hip shaking all the way.    

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