Steve Hefter and Friends of Friends - Twist And Hold Til Morning

On the full-length follow-up to the A Six Song Demonstration EP, Baltimore's Steve Hefter and Friends of Friends really come through. Twist and Hold Til Morning is definitely not gym music (not that I have seen the inside of a gym in a couple years. I can only imagine the technological breakthroughs that have taken place!), but more of an album to listen to when you need a pick me up when something's got you down. Twist isn't a somber album, though it has its somber moments; rather, it is a low-key, somewhat soothing album with surprisingly festive and bonding tunes like "Apocalypse". If only all bad news could be delivered this way.