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Green River Ordinance
Out Of My Hands

Campus Correspondent CD Review By Marion Olea,
North Central College

Texas-bred rockers Green River Ordinance have a knack for love – and that’s evident when listening to its first studio album Out Of My Hands (Virgin Records). Channeling the sounds of Third Eye Blind and Matchbox 20, Green River Ordinance attempts to avoid the pitfalls of being classified as just another rock/pop act in the music industry by intricately mixing in its own style of writing and performing into the album. Whether the band succeeds in its endeavor is an entirely different story.

“Come On” is a relatable love song about fighting for a relationship to work rather than just walking away from it. In contrast, the heartbreaking “Out of my Hands” is about losing the fight and having to let a lover go; another topic many listeners can tearfully recall. “Learning” may not be the most poetically written song on Out Of My Hands, but it’s a feel-good, upbeat song worth a listen. “Endlessly” is hands down the strongest song on the album and the perfect way to end the album. The song is a beautifully written ballad perfectly balanced with Josh Jenkins’ lead vocals, acoustic guitar and piano. It is bound for success.

Unfortunately for Green River Ordinance, the rest of the album is short of anything spectacular. “Goodbye L.A.” is forgettable and Jenkins’ voice comes off as whiney, while “Different (Anything at All)” sounds like a cheesy pop song from the 90s. “Sleep It Off” is borderline obnoxious and begging to be skipped. The band has great guitar work going for them, but not much else. Green River Ordinance lacks edge and variety. The band needs to quickly find its niche before fading away into the shadows of the musicians that came before them.