Hymn for Her, though from Philadelphia, lives its life on the open road.

‘Lucy & Wayne and the Amairican Stream’ by Hymn for Her

The album “Lucy & Wayne and the Amairican Stream,” accurately portrays the many genres the nation has to offer, as it should. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered throughout the United States.

The recording sessions took place in California, Florida and Pennsylvania. The mixing was done in Detroit and mastered in Nashville.

This makes the album nearly impossible to describe.

As a melting pot of genres, every song comes up with something different for the listener to enjoy.

In the first three tracks, the listener gets to hear bluegrass, folk and punk, respectively. “Lucy & Wayne and the Amairican Stream” also brings forth elements of blues-rock, psychedelic and country.

Other times it is best to describe the music geographically, or through random, scenic situations.

Take “Fiddlestix,” a song that presents a sound of an old fashioned Hootenanny down in the Louisiana Bayou. Almost naturally, the listener will find his or her foot tapping to the rhythm.

Or there is “Montana,” the road-tripping song that finds itself in a weird blend of Detroit garage rock with the Wild West rebellious feel of the state from which the single got its name.

Even the mood of the album cannot be accurately portrayed as a whole.

“Not” comes across as a sad, soft, Southern ballad.

“Sea” comes across as a peaceful, almost commune like sound.

Reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac or other hippie bands of the time, the song still finds itself blending in with the variety of the album.

The two-piece does a great job with two key things: harmonizing and experimentation.

The harmonization brings the listener a feeling of something nostalgic. The art form of harmony seems to be in its last breaths, but upon listening to this album there is still hope.

Experimentation with the album is a treat for all listeners.

It comes across as nearly flawless, in a way that reminds the audience of Jack White.

“C’mon” is an example of the group’s experimentation. At first the song comes across as folk-rock, but when the chorus kicks in, the song hits a psychedelic vibe, reminiscent of the Dead Weather.

“Sangre” takes an approach of having verses that sound like the song is gospel. Then the song changes into a slow paced, psychobilly punk chorus.

Overall, the album is a 12-track masterpiece. “Lucy & Wayne and the Amairican Stream,” if it can gather enough attention, could possibly make future lists of greatest albums or “1001 Albums You Should Listen to Before You Die.”

Hymn for Her is a group with a world of potential.

If the future works out in the band’s favor, the shape of music — and the artists who create it — will make a drastic change for the better.

— Wil Petty