Clocking in at 44 minutes, Reap bursts with lightning-fast square-dance-friendly throwdowns capable of triggering a Faith Hill-style Fourth of July malfunction a la the Stepford Wives remake. On "Danville Girl" and "Best Timber," mandolin, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and string bass licks dart about one another like former fighting cocks, rescued and retrained by animal rights activists to perform intricate, nonviolent choreography. And hard is the heart that feels no tug of sorrow upon hearing the quintet's rendition of the timeworn "Charlie and Nellie," one of the saddest breakup tunes in history.
