Lining up like surfers waiting for the next big wave, the Old 97’s ride into the swell on “Marquita,” the best instrumental of 2011. From their album, The Grand Theatre, Volume 2, it only lasts about a minute and a half, but it charges up the set, leading right into the romping “Bright Spark (See What I Mean).” “Marquita” pairs surf rock overtones with twang of AltCountry punk, raring to go running down the beach, into the waves, and back again. While the Old 97’s are not known for instrumentals, I hope that “Marquita” makes it way into live sets as a way to push into the next section of the set or to introduce the final song for the evening.
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