MOG Editorial Review

With a band like the Silent Comedy, appearances can often be deceiving, as an act that looks like yet another member of the country and bluegrass revival turns out to be something else on Common Faults, their latest. Instead, the Silent Comedy manage to take the sound of another era and translate for listeners today in more ways than one, not only crafting lyrics and delivery that have a contemporary feel to them, but also adding a heavy dose of alt-rock to standout tracks like "'49." At a time when the genre's revival is starting to feel like a novelty, Common Faults is the kind of record that reminds us why a younger generation fell back in love with it to begin with.