Actually, it's not, it sounds quite nice. Here's an example. Listen to the words "white", "color" and "mine". You can clearly hear that reverb is on only when vocals are active and quickly clamps down once the words are done. There is no reverb tail happening.
Song is © Mat Kearney - City of Black and White.
Mods: I believe I have permission to post this copyrighted material as it only contains a few seconds of the song, is credited and is used for educational purposes only.
CityofB&W.mp3.zip