Music Review

Magnetic Home (1993)

The Texas Instruments
Reviewed by Ira Robbins | May 07, 1993
EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: The Texas Instruments; Genre: Rock

These unpretentious indie-rock ramblers build their alternative rock on folk roots of the '60s: Dylan, San Francisco psychedelia, and Buffalo Springfield. Magnetic Home, the Austin quartet's fourth album, has energy, charm, and memorable songs, but its one-take ambience doesn't suit long journeys. B-

Originally posted May 07, 1993 Published in issue #169 May 07, 1993 Order article reprints

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