The ninth studio album from the alt-rock/folk outfit Deer Tick is inspired by their hometown of Providence, RI. The group dug into the city’s shady past and crafted musical tales based on gangsters, religion and the immigrant experience, as the wide-ranging record finds Deer Tick at their most creative. The band (singer/guitarist John McCauley, guitarist/singer Ian O’Neil, drummer/singer Dennis Ryan, and bassist Christopher Ryan) self-produced their album for the first time in their career, and that was key to the musical freedom found on Coin-O-Matic. The title itself comes from a cigarette-vending-machine company that served as the headquarters of Raymond Patriarca, a crime boss from Providence, setting the tone.
The stout “Dog Years” opens with acoustic…