Old Dominion, ‘Written in the Sand’
“Are we names in a tattoo/or just a number I should wash right off my hand?” wonders Matthew Ramsey, the frontman of the soft-country outfit Old Dominion, on this single from its forthcoming album, “Happy Endings.” This band is gentle, but not simple, making whispery rock with a faint whiff of a summer beach, topped with lyrics that become complex if you look past the breeze: “I want you to want me to take you back home to my mama.” J.C. (New York Times)