Timeless is the third non-Christmas album from
Home Free since they won the fourth season of The Sing-Off in 2013. A lot of the promotional press the a cappella group did prior to its release emphasized that this was a little "grittier" than its predecessors, suggesting that it took the band a while to figure out how to cut its own version of "Man of Constant Sorrow," a song covered by countless other singers. "Man of Constant Sorrow" shouldn't be seen as indication that
Home Free are doing a bunch of country/folk standards. Like its predecessors,
Timeless is packed with covers of big pop and country tunes -- "Life Is a Highway," "We Just Disagree," and "Hillbilly Bone" among them -- and features a few originals that highlight the group's cheerfulness and fondness for melody. While the feel of the record is a little more subdued than its predecessors, it's still cut from the same cloth, which may mean it wins no new converts but will please old fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine