Georgie James are not a stereotypical Saddle Creek band. Usually signing bands of either Emo or Folk strains, the Nebraskan label has taken a risk with putting out this album. Citing E.L.O. and Simon & Garfunkel as influences could turn many off the band before so much as listening to a song, but taking a leap of faith with this band might just pay off for both the listener and Saddle Creek.
The songs are straightforward, the artwork unpretentious, and the lyrics bordering on banal, but there’s a charm to Places that sucks you in and arrests you until the last note of handclapped closer (and album highlight) Only Cause You’re Young.
If you were a fan of band member John Davis’ previous dance-punk outfit Q and Not U, Places isn’t going to make you wish the band never reforms. However, if you’re looking for pop-rock thrills and memorable melodies, Georgie James will leave you hooked.

Daniel Gray From the moment he put the first Steps album into his stereo he knew he'd found his calling.
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