Nice Time on Earth Today, the third full-length release from the Oslo-basedNorwegian/American acoustic wonder-group Buster Sledge, runs the gamut of American folk and popular music styles while on a mission to tell you a story in each song. With a firm starting point in a Bluegrass-inspired Americana sound, they eclectically incorporate elements from,e.g., jazz, country and indie. Though in this way the musical backdrop is continuously shifting,the lyrics are always up-front and delivered via hummable melody. Moments of reckless abandon and maximalism explode through unexpected chord changes, grandiose arrangements, and wild solos though the backdrop remains tight-knit and controlled. Or as summed up by a friend of the band: Buster Sledge is new-time upbeat sadgrass melancholicana
