Steel Train - For You My Dear

For You My Dear is the Drive-Thru debut of New Jersey's Steel Train. The band takes a different tack than most in the label's stable -- while vocalist Scott Irby Ranniar and guitarist/vocalist Jack Antonoff seem just as lovelorn as their peers, the duo's sound is largely acoustic, and quite baroque at that. Their Beatles worship is strong; the title track pays homage to "Dear Prudence" with the shameless joy of youth. Meanwhile "W. 12th" is a rustic instrumental with a quiver full of plucked strings -- it's so dignified it could almost be a recital piece. Read More