Isakov, Gregory Alan / Evening Machines
Album: Evening Machines   Collection:General
Artist:Isakov, Gregory Alan   Added:Dec 2018
Label:Dualtone  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-12-04 Pull Date: 2019-02-05
Week Ending: Feb 3 Jan 27 Jan 20 Jan 13 Jan 6 Dec 30 Dec 23 Dec 16
Airplays: 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 25, 2024: Hanging in the Boneyard
San Luis
4. Jul 30, 2022: Hanging In The Bone Yard
San Luis
2. Sep 02, 2023: Hanging In The Boneyard
Dark, Dark, Dark
5. Oct 05, 2021: The Iron Skillet (rebroadcast from Dec 14, 2019)
San Luis
3. Jan 21, 2023: Hanging In The Boneyard
Dar, Dark, Dark
6. Jul 14, 2021: Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
Caves

Album Review
Mr. Bones
Reviewed 2018-12-05

Evening Machines – Gregory Alan Isakov (2018)

In his 4th release, Colorado based farmer & musician Gregory Isakov has produced an etherial masterpiece reminiscent of the vast expanse and beauty of his home state. The arrangements vary from hauntingly quiet in San Luis, to multi-layered full band sound of Caves, which in my mind is the Indie equivalent of the Beach Boy's classic Good Vibrations. Lyrics are clever if somewhat inscrutable.

FCC: None
RIYL: Bon Iver, Barr Brothers, Skin & Bones

*1) Berth - Emigrating to the USA from South Africa as a child (4:54)
*2) San Luis - Slow, spare & beautiful (4:33)
*3) Southern Start - Slowish with great instrumental break (2:20)
4) Powder - Mid-tempo with interesting orchestration (3:13)
*5) Bullet Holes - Features his amazing vocal range with fantastic
instrumentation (3:31)
6) Was I Just Another One - pretty song about longing & fulfillment (2:58)
*7) Caves - uptempo, rocks out a bit (4:58)
*8) Chemicals - sublime mid-tempo, love? Song (3:21)
*9) Dark, Dark, Dark - mid-tempo, powerful & surreal with great banjo &
fiddle (2:58)
10) Too Far Away - Reminiscence about on old friend done as a slow,
waltz (3:25)
11) Where You Gonna Go - slow & eerily beautiful (4:02)
*12) Wings in All Black - slowish with great interplay between voice,
guitar & synth (3:44)

Track Listing
1. Berth   7. Caves
2. San Luis   8. Chemicals
3. Southern Star   9. Dark, Dark, Dark
4. Powder   10. Too Far Away
5. Bullet Holes   11. Where You Gonna Go
6. Was I Just Another One   12. Wings In All Black