With startlingly poetic and often harsh lyrics that linger on themes of the emotional weight of relationships, Taking Time, the first studio album of Austin-based band Reservations, is the first representation of the band as a three-piece, and marks a move from their minimalist-folk roots to a more rock-influenced, spacious sound.
Stream/download the forbiddingly forlorn To Be Honest and stream Planet, which carries echoes of the sparse minimalism of Mazzy Star.