The Ongoing Concept: ‘Handmade’ album review

The Ongoing Concept made an immediate impression with their fresh approach and instrumentation on the Western-tinged Saloon in 2013. The Solid State band has significantly upped their game from an already elevated platform with Handmade, an album that stays true to its name with handmade instruments and an even greater imaginative slant. Lest you think they’re too left of center, the intensity of “Trophy” shows they’re rooted even as they branch out.