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Former Tammany Hall Machine conductor Joel Mullins picks up right where he left off, opening his new quartet’s debut with an energetic, piano-pop punch that shares the title and charm of Tammany’s last disc, 2007’s Amateur Saw. Blueprint’s the same (Beatles, Raspberries), but Wurlitzer boogie (“You Tell Tara”) and 1960s Brit-pop (“Monument”) make Live Forever feel like a fresh start.
This article appears in November 27 • 2009.
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