Album Review: 'Palace Brothers' Semiotics grad and sometime actor Will Oldham loses nearly all musical accompaniment for his second album, a collection of stripped-down country-folk numbers. Even if his… Palace Brothers Indie Rock
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Palace Brothers; Genre: Indie Rock

Semiotics grad and sometime actor Will Oldham loses nearly all musical accompaniment for his second album, a collection of stripped-down country-folk numbers. Even if his Okie persona, with its creaky-voiced renderings of simple themes, is a put-on, it's a damn good one. A-

Originally posted Nov 11, 1994 Published in issue #248 Nov 11, 1994 Order article reprints