Ryan Montbleau Band: Patience On Friday

By: Andrew Bruss

The Ryan Montbleau Band‘s fourth studio release, Patience On Friday (Ryan Montbleau Music), feeds the listener a steady diet of mellow grooves, funky instrumental riffs and a bluegrass undertone that leaves your pallet with a flavor somewhere between G. Love & Special Sauce and Nickel Creek‘s Chris Thile. The obvious force behind the group is the twangy vocals of frontman Ryan Montbleau, but the viola licks by backup vocalist Laurence Scudder are what help Montbleau stand out as more than just “another guy with a guitar.” True, Montbleau is responsible for most of the worthy songwriting, but it’s the culturally cross-pollinating instrumental work – building off bluegrass playing, soulful vocals and a defining neo-surf rock sound – that makes this album stand out. Patience On Friday lacks a powerful drive in its sound, and as a result can seem a bit too patient at times, but for anyone looking for a matured mix of multiple genres, Montbleau’s latest is right up your alley.

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