Humphrey-McKeown Tapestry of Shadows Review by Gary Hill
It seems that a lot of people get their music in small, single song dosages these days. That's probably a good thing for this album. That's because not everything is strong. There are a couple tunes that I would have left off the album to make it a better release. Unfortunately one of those is the opener. It tries to hard to be tied to modern pop and falls flat because of it. I tend to think that the closing tune, while not one I'd have left off, might have worked better toward the middle of the set. Still, this act's balance of roots based music with rock and country elements works really well. The two voices tend to play off one another and complement each other in style most of the time. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes folk based music. I'd suggest you skip the first track and start with the second one, though.
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