Sid Griffin (from the album The Journey from Grape to Raisin

Sid Griffin (from the album The Journey from Grape to Raisin

Sid Griffin (from the album The Journey from Grape to Raisin available on Label 51 Recordings/Flatiron Recordings) (by Bryant Liggett)
 
Sid Griffin is Roots music. Fringe Roots Punk and Jangle Pop, Folk and Bluegrass are all hands that have all been shuffled by Sid Griffin throughout his career, from his time in Paisley Underground band The Long Ryders, string band The Coal Porters (albums recorded in Durango, Colorado), and solo efforts, he’s a dude with a load of songs at the tips of his fingers. Dig into his latest in The Journey from Grape to Raisin and you’ll envisage solid Folk scenarios with his lyrics over a gentle bed of warm melodies. There’s “When I’m Drinking I Think In Spanish”, a cut that’s animated and fun, delivered with a playful and subtle bounce that drops references to many corners along with activities of the mundane.
Nico and The Velvet Undergrounds “Femme Fatale” is a dreamy lounge cut where simple banjo drives the melody, ultimately yielding to a lone trumpet. “Song For Ukraine No. 2” is a wonderful instrumental that finds Griffin casually rolling into classical territory, taking horns and a string section along for the stroll. “The First of the Gang to Go” is a great spoken word tale with Griffin’s narrative delivered fast and at random and the closer, in “Why I Play Guitar”, has a touch of the Blues as Griffin laments on the childish dreams of a career in music over a Big Easy Horn section.
While he may poke at that career, Sid Griffin’s long-time fans have been fortunate to grow with the man, digging on his Jangle Rock of the 1980’s to the personal Folk and then some of today. The Journey from Grape to Raisin is another great dose of music from the growing Indie canon. (by Bryant Liggett)
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