Reviewed: 10-28-2020
Reviewer: Tom McCarter
Genre: General
FCCs: none
If You Like: Hope Sandoval, Real Estate, Beach Boys> Robin Guthrie, Beachwood Sparks
Review: laid back atmospheric rock with electronics & multilayered vocals & a touch of psychedelia. The lyrics are a little esoteric, so I won't attempt to interpret them. I just love the way they sing them.
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Wading In Waist-High Water (2:15) - guitar starts> slow tempo song> quick stop
*2/ Sunblind (4:14) - guitar starts> slow song builds to midtempo> builds in volume & complexity> fade
3/ Can I Believe You (3:59) - acapella vocals start> midtempo song with a heavier approach builds in volume> pause> fade
*4/ Jara (4:06) - synth starts> uptempo song> fade
5/ Featherweight (3:45) - guitar starts> uptempo song> quick stop
**6/ A Long way Past The Past (3:55) - guitar starts midtempo song with heavier approach> quick fade
7/ For A Week Or Two (2:12) - drums stat> vocals kick in with a choral feel> slow tempo song> slow fade with bird sounds
*8/ Maestanza (3:04) - vocal starts> midtempo song> builds to crescendo> quick stop
9/ Young Man's Game (3:12) - guitar starts> rocking uptempo song with slower bridges> quick fade
10/ I'm Not My Season (2:12) - guitar starts> midtempo song> fade
**11/ Quiet Air/Gioio (4:20) - guitar starts> midtempo song> fade> pause> fade
*12/ Going-to-the-Sun Road (3:56) - guitar/horns start> slow tempo song slowly builds to crescendo> slow fade
**13/ Thymia (2:16) - guitar starts> slow song rolls in waves> quick fade
14/ Cradling Mother, Cradling Woman (5:00) - guitar & spoken word starts> fast tempo undulating song with shifting melodies> slow fade
*15/ Shore (4:15) - piano starts> slow song> fade