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Live review: Jypsi
With a break in the rain ACL goers were ready to dance Sunday, and Nashville upstarts Jypsi were on hand at the BMI stage to oblige. Siblings Lillie Mae, Amber-Dawn, Scarlett and Frank Rische take the bluegrass, country and rock ‘n’ roll hybrid of the Dixie Chicks and give it a faster (almost punk) beat laced with punchy bass lines. The four harmonize beautifully and solo on their respective instruments just as well. Frank played so hard and fast he had to cut his last solo short after breaking a string.
Jypsi’s sound is built on the radio-friendly, pop-country hooks of songs such as “Mr. Officer,” a flirty attempt to escape a speeding ticket with “just a warning,” and “Friday Night in America,” an ode to small town life. The band brought a nice slice of southern honky-tonk to the festival Sunday as the sun broke through the clouds for the first time all afternoon, an apt reflection of the band’s sunny disposition.
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