Reviewed: 2019-06-28
Genre: Country
FCCs: none
Review: Windover is a Canadian alt-country artist. Each song packs a punch & draws you in, dealing with the realities 0f love won and, mostly, lost. Windover’s band gives the songs an immediate sonic appeal, particularly for anyone who appreciates classic roots-rock sounds. As a songwriter, Windover emphasizes melody and hooks above all else, with a little twang for good measure.
If You Like: Steve Earle, Neil Young, Howe Gelb, Jeff Tweedy
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ As We Go Down (3:33) – guitar starts> rocking uptempo song on broken relationship> quick fade
2/ Same Sad Song (3:22) – full band starts> rocking uptempo song on bad love> fade
*3/ Caught Fire (4:08) – guitar/pedal steel starts> slow song on relationship> swings uptempo> rocking instrumental break> uptempo song> quick fade
**4/ Brooklyn Darlin’ (2:50) – vocal starts> slow love song quickly swings uptempo> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick fade
*5/ Till You Say Goodbye (4:37) – piano/guitar starts> slow break up song> fade
6/ I’m Going Home (4:37) – guitar starts> uptempo song with strong chorus on the refrain> instrumental break> uptempo song> quick fade
7/ This Ain’t The Opera (4:16) – vocal starts> midtempo song on relationship troubles> quick fade
*8/ She Was There For Me (3:15) – drums/pedal steel starts> uptempo midtempo love song> piano solo> pedal steel solo> midtempo song> quick fade
**9/ Give Up And Go (3:17) – guitar starts quietly> midtempo song> quick fade
10/ Stockholm (4:18) – piano/guitar starts> uptempo song on an unraveling relationship> slow fade>
**11/ Sweet Lorraine (3:02) – acoustic guitars starts> midtempo song about a relationship> builds in volume with chorus> beautiful interplay between chorus & pedal steel> slow fade
12/ Marigold (3:24) – guitar starts > rocking midtempo song> guitar solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
***13/ When Love Lets You Down (3:57) – pedal steel starts> slow break up song> chorus joins> fade