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DEAREST, CROWN
A Single Star, Bigger than the Universe
(Lather Records)
Reviewed by Holly Day
Pretty, uplifting, folksy collection of songs from the quartet of Sean
Harrasser, Todd Steinberg, Ryan Martin and Leif Webb. The arrangements are
entirely without percussion, relying instead the nearly palpable rhythm of
the songs themselves to keep time. The instrumentation is without fault
here, combining some amazing banjo work with acoustic guitars, cellos,
accordions, and a little piano to create something genuine and pure that
falls between bluegrass and old-timey folk music - and then, with the layers
of vocal harmonies piled on top of that, makes for music that sounds most at
home out in the open, under a night sky.
© 2003 - Holly Day
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