(ITA) Dopo due album autoprodotti in tiratura limitata, la band newyorkese si presenta al grande pubblico con un concept album di country poetico e rarefatto. Protagoniste assolute sono le melodie vocali supportate da una chitarra acustica minimale (
Charlie Darwin, To Ohio, Cage the songbird), impreziosite da scarni arrangiamenti mai invasivi eppure incredibilmente evocativi. L'ombra di
Neil Young aleggia sulle ballate elettriche più energiche (
Horizon is a beltway, Champion angel), che completano un'opera quasi perfetta.
(ENG) After two self-released albums in limited edition, the band from New York appears in public with a concept album of rarefied and poetic country. Stars of the show are the vocal melodies backed by a minimalist acoustic guitar (
Charlie Darwin, To Ohio, Cage the songbird), embellished by skinny arrangements never intrusive yet incredibly evocative. The Neil Young's shadow hovers over most energetic power ballads (
Horizon Is A Beltway, Champion Angel), completing an almost perfect opera.
4/5