REDEFINING RECORDS NEED TO KNOW ALBUM REVIEW, OCT. 14, 2026:
Wrong Every Day is a fun, heartfelt, and refreshingly unpretentious collection of songs from Iowa City's Pigs and Clover. With plenty of humor, personality, and a healthy dose of perspective on life's many frustrations, it's the kind of record that'll have you chuckling one minute and reflecting on your own life the next.
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AMERICANA UK SHORTCUTS, NOV. 6, 2026:
From Iowa, the four-piece Pigs and Clover release Wrong Every Day, an album of big-sounding roots music brimming with gently rolling melodies, flawless harmonies and, like their home state, swings wonderfully. The band’s innate chemistry shines through from the start of these recordings; everyone and everything sounds exactly where it belongs. While a loose, ragtag energy shapes this rootsy collection, the music is elevated by gently rolling melodies and remarkably perceptive songwriting that elevates it beyond most standard singer-songwriter fare. The natural-sounding blend of their voices, along with some inventive flourishes of electric harmonica, go a long way in defining their sound. In fact, a blast of bluesy harmonica is the first sound that emerges from the opening track, the wry I’m Wrong Every Day. The bouncy If You’re Not Helping Don’t keeps things moving and spotlights the wittier side of their writing, which is also displayed on other tracks such as the countrified I Do Prattle On. The peppy Cheap Guitars is songwriter Matt Kearney’s love letter to some of the guitars he has cherished over the years. Driven by a galloping rhythm section and wailing harmonica, the track hits all the right notes—with Kearney all but confessing to his guitars their role in making him want to be a better man, or more accurately, player. Social commentary takes centre stage on the thoughtful acoustic ballad, Where Were You, while the gently swaying folk-rock of Be With Me, with its pretty melody and winsome vocals, is an album highlight. The album soars effortlessly through its entirety. Free of fancy aesthetics, it pairs steadfast singing and playing with an engaging collection of story-driven songs.