Jolie Lindholm, who some of you may recognize from her work with Dashboard Confessional, fronts the Rocking Horse Winner. Her strong but tender and sprite, trained vocals are paired with the airy pop rock played by Henry Olmino, Matt Crum, and Jeronimo Gomez. Sometimes they sound like a more seasoned Element 101, and at times like a happier Brandtson or Cave In (the latter's newer material of course). Some songs get boring and muddled, but most are delightful and even moving at times.
Editors' ratings - Doug 3.5/5, Jason 3/5
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Decapolis May 2002Reviewed by Clara SayreI don't know why, but I'm always a lot pickier when it comes to female vocalist-fronted groups than I am with male vocalists. So I went into this new release from The Rocking Horse Winner with a bit of a "prove it to me" attitude. "Horizon" just came out on April 30th and it is their debut album with Equal Vision Records. Based out of Florida, the band has Jolie Lindholm on vocals (You know, the…Similar sounding releases
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