THIS IS A VERY NICELY DONE TUNE by an extremely talented band. It isn't progressive, much more of a pop tune than I usually like, but has been on my play list for a long time and I haven't gotten tired of it. The female vocal is emotional without being sentimental and the lyrics are unobtrusive. It is 3 minutes 20 seconds but I could easily listen to this song for many more verses. What you hear on the 30 second preview is very representative of the entire song.
REVIEW
This song begins with some beautiful, floating piano chords. The female vocal soon enters adding a dreamlike quality. Her voice reminds me somewhat of the singer for 10,000 Maniacs, except I like this woman's voice better. She has the ability to hit those breathy high notes yet can effortlessly reach down deep for the occasional low note. The song has some subtle touches like distant attack-delayed guitar notes. About midway another guitar joins the melody with some soft, relaxing, mandolin-like picking. The lyrics are poetic, unobtrusive, and fit the piece nicely. The music slowly fades away revealing some subtle synthesizer you never noticed was there.
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