They have some groovy Hammond organ parts, some cool piano, tasteful harp and a little bit of ’70s style country influenced rock and roll, especially on ‘Fool.’
And they have some excellent vocal harmonies.
They (Tavis Eachan Triance, Jason Kent, Jeff Louch, Seamus Cowan, Jeff Cowan and Rachel Horst ) know their roots, and were even chosen to play the Band in Todd Haynes’ Bob Dylan biopic ‘I’m Not There.’ I remember bassist and drummer Seamus and Jeff Cowan from a more heavier ’70s rock influenced power trio called Bull Moose, but they mellow a bit here and help the band lay that ’70s groove down pat.
There are understated riffs, cool vocal harmonies (on ‘The Wind’s In The Trees’), great laid back melodies and subdued slide guitar, also on ‘The Wind’s In The Trees.’ Aand that certain something that gives them an early ’70s feel.
There are a lot of highlights on this CD. ‘The Wind’s In the Trees’ of course, “Emmanuel,’‘Fool’ and the rocker ’The Colour of His Skin.’ which reminds me a little of Blues Traveller.
‘The Saddest of Hearts’ a little slice of psychedelia to end the CD.
Overall, it’s impressive how such a young band can sound so old and seasoned. It’s like a slice of the ’70s except in the twenty-first century.
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat editor
CD: Kingdom of the Burned
Band: Spoon River
Genre: country-rock
Record label: Northern Electric
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