reviews |
 Nels Andrews (from the album Pigeon and the Crow available as a self-release)
Words are important to Nels Andrews, his songs chapters to each album’s book from his library of releases. Pigeon and the Crow is the latest edition to join in the output of Nels Andrews, the music swaying to a trance as Nels encourages the target of his words to ‘loosen your hips like a Bollywood queen’ as they carve out a story in “Scrimshaw”, the tale taking a seductive turn as it opts for the warmth of a seaside motel room ‘where we can be strangers” to shelter from the fifty degree winter temps in Santa Cruz, California. Numbers count down to the fall of the characters of “Welterweight”, gentle acoustics comforting the losses and championing the wins as a hefty rhythm sets the stage for “Table in the Kitchen” and the beat collects thick drops of bass guitar and a myriad of notes to make “Holy Water”. Produced by Irish flutist Nuala Kennedy, the framework for Pigeon and the Crow was put together over a three-day stint in Los Angeles’ Whispering Pine Studios. A rich history preceded the sessions for Pigeon and the Crow, Nels Andrews spending the nights of the recordings sleeping on the floor of the tracking room to soak up the years of creativity embedded in a studio that was originally built for Sam Cooke in the 1960s before becoming a Funk/Soul palace in the 1970’s until the owner found religion in the 1980’s, the space later rehabilitated by Indie rock outfit Lord Huron. Handclaps keep time as Nels Andrews pries the story from “Lion’s Jaws”, plucks a heartbeat from the bass line and follows the flight of flute notes to find direction for “Memory Compass”. Tender acoustic guitar notes remain steadfast as distant drumbeats tap out the title tracks while Pigeon and the Crow heads “South of San Gregorio” on a percussive rumble and Nels Andrews sways on island rhythms riding “Embassy to the Airport”. Listen and buy the music of Nels Andrews from AMAZON https://www.nelsandrews.com/
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
