''Big Shiny Cars'' is the third and final album by American

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band

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. It was released in 2006 via

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. The album contains the single "That Train Don't Run".

Content

The only single off the album was "That Train Don't Run", a cover of

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. Also included is a cover of

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's " Wrapped".

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and Rusty Young provide backing vocals on "Coldest Fire in Town".

Critical reception

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writer Jeffrey B. Remz praised the album's

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sound and Reynolds's lead vocals. He also stated that "They could have mixed it up with more sonic diversity, but at least what they offer is high quality." Writing for ''

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'', Chris Neal gave the album three out of five stars. He described the band as having "crisp harmonies" and a "bracing

sound". Jonathan Keefe of ''

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'' rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. He praised the band's choices of cover songs and original material, but thought the former resulted in uneven sequencing. He also considered the cover of "That Train Don't Run" inferior to Berg's original in terms of sound.

Track listing

#"That Train Don't Run" (

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) - 2:36 #"Down" (

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) - 3:39 #"Coldest Fire in Town" (Sean Locke,

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) - 3:29 #*featuring

and Rusty Young #"Mountain Song" (Chad Jeffers,

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, Sean Locke) - 4:01 #"Shady Grove" (Michael Reynolds) - 3:32 #"Can't Have a Hand on Me" (Jeffers, Reynolds, Rachel Thibodeau) - 4:48 #"Living Proof" (Reynolds) - 4:03 #" Wrapped" (

) - 4:08 #"Big Shiny Cars" (Davis Raines) - 3:38 #"Love Sometimes" (Duane Jarvis,

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) - 3:53

References

{{Reflist 2006 albums Pinmonkey albums Albums produced by Mark Bright (record producer) Back Porch Records albums