Rating: 5/5
Review:
A fine album
This is a really good album.
I've only heard bits and pieces of Jeffrey Foucault until now and
thought them OK but nothing special; I took a punt on this album for the
not-very-good reason that I love his wife's work (the excellent Kris Delmhorst.) I'm very glad I did.
This is an Americana-type album with its feet firmly planted
in the blues. It's an album of solidly
composed and very well performed songs with Jeffrey Foucault's haunting,
world-weary voice putting them over excellently. The bad is solid and tight and the production
is excellent, making every song shine with real meaning and sometimes genuine
passion. Foucault is a Northern man but there are echoes here of Tony Joe White
and JJ Cale in the sometimes swampy beat and subtle lead guitar with a lovely,
fluid touch.
There is an awful lot of pretty good Americana
around at the moment, but I think this stands out from the crowd by quite a
long way. I'm surprised by how much I
like it and I've been playing it repeatedly for a few days now – always a good
sign. My advice is to try a couple of
samples. If you like the sound of them,
don't hesitate; it's a quality album of good songs, well sung and I can
recommend this very warmly.
I would also strongly recommend Kris Delmhorst's work. Strange Conversation is outstanding, I think,
and the more recent Blood Test is also very good.)
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