Kitchen Dwellers / Muir Maid
Album: Muir Maid   Collection:Country
Artist:Kitchen Dwellers   Added:Jan 2020
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2020-01-22 Pull Date: 2020-05-06 Charts: Country/Bluegrass
Week Ending: Mar 8 Feb 23 Feb 9 Jan 26
Airplays: 2 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 14, 2024: That's not Bluegrass
The Living Dread
4. Sep 07, 2021: Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 20, 2020)
The Living Dread
2. Feb 07, 2024: That's not Bluegrass
Woods Lake
5. Mar 07, 2020: Hanging In The Bone Yard
Shadows
3. Nov 04, 2021: Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 6, 2020)
The Living Dread
6. Mar 05, 2020: Old Fart At Play
Foundation

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-01-03
Reviewed: 2020—01-03
Genre: Country
FCCs: #9
Review: bluegrass fusion with stellar instrumental jamming throughout combining acoustic and electric instruments.
If You Like: Infamous Stringdusters, Sam Bush, John Jorgenson, Beachwood Sparks
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
**1/ Shadows – banjo starts> midtempo song about opioid addiction swings to fast tempo> quick stop
*2/ Broken Cage – guitar starts midtempo song about life on the road swings uptempo> quick fade
***3/ Woods Lake banjo starts>- lightning fast instrumentation with midtempo vocals> quick slow to fade
*4/ Muir Maid – guitar starts> midtempo song about a challenging boat trip swings uptempo, then slows back to midtempo, then swings back up> quick fade
*5/ The Living Dread – guitar starts> full on fusion midtempo instrumental swings to lightning fast jam>
crescendo> rocking fast electric jam> quick stop
6/ Hell To Sunday – guitar starts> midtempo song> quick stop
7/ Phaedrus – mandolin starts> fast tempo song about pursuing a vision for like& the challenges ahead> psychedelic crescendo end
8/ The Quail – synth starts> psychedelic electric jam> quick fade into next tune
(FCC) 9/ Comet – guitar starts> fast tempo song about the challenges of being in a band> quick fade
*10/ Covered Bridges – banjo starts> fast tempo song about a failed relationship> quick fade
**11/ Foundation – guitar starts slow, quickly swings into lightning fast song about taking chances with nothing to stand on> quick stop
12/ Driftwood – banjo starts slow> slow song swings to fast tempo about living away from civilization> crescendo end

Track Listing
1. Shadows   7. Phaedrus
2. Broken Cage   8. The Quail
3. Woods Lake   9. Comet
4. Muir Maid   10. Covered Bridges
5. The Living Dread   11. Foundation
6. Hell To Sunday   12. Driftwood