L Shape Lot Band at Home Team BBQ

For the first several years of its existence, L Shape Lot was consistently termed "bluegrass," but with "Looks Like Snow" the band can officially retire that label. The mandolin no longer figures into L Shape's sound, and while the mostly acoustic album has its fair share of blistering, bluegrass-style guitar runs, the songs on "Snow," with their variety of influences, aren't so easily categorized. There's a smoothness here that comes from a dovetailing of L Shape Lot's musical parts. The band is led by a pair of singer/guitarists. Eric Miller's deep, earthy vocals blend perfectly with the sweet, higher-pitched tones of Alex Lanier. Drummer John Kovalski and bassist Rick Williams make for an almost imperceptibly solid rhythm section.