All The Things That I Did & All The Things That I Didn't Do (CD)
The Milk Carton Kids
Amoeba Review
The Milk Carton Kids' fourth album is a departure from the duo's sparse Americana of acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies. Joined this time by artists like Pat Sansone of Wilco, the arrangements include strings, drums, and piano, painting a richer background for the crooning vocals. The songs revisit themes from previous albums: “You Break My Heart” is a lovely but sad ballad with a delicate twang; “One More For The Road” is the slow-burning single with a nod toward painful endings. “Nothing Is Real” is a playful rant against technology that croons regardless, “But I don't mind, I don't mind.”