Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes
- 流派:Country 乡村
- 语种:英语
- 发行时间:2017-10-08
- 类型:录音室专辑
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简介
The Remedy Club are an Irish husband-and-wife Americana/Roots duo comprising KJ McEvoy and Aileen Mythen. The duo are known for their tight vocal harmonies and intelligent songwriting while McEvoy has been singled out for praise as a guitar player of great expressiveness and technical aplomb and Mythen for her stunning vocal performances. Having played extensively in their homeland of Ireland and around the world, and releasing records under other names, ‘Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes’ is taken from their first record under the Remedy Club name and combines the sweet soul of Americana with delightful country-esque harmonies. The album was produced by The Remedy Club at Astakalapa Studios, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Ireland and mixed in Nashville by 5-time Grammy award winner Ray Kennedy (Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson) and Mark Petaccia (Jason Isbell, Lindi Ortega). With the pair sharing the singing responsibilities, the co-written album does pretty much what it says on the tin, being comprised of songs about love (or, lost love) with classic alt country love songs like 'I MISS YOU' & 'LAST SONG'; a tale of drifting relationship; songs about musical legends - paying homage to Tom Waits, Hank Williams and Django Reinhardt borrowing from the artists themselves with numerous tinkerings on piano and brass and a host of cryptic lyrics in 'WHEN TOM WAITS UP', encompassing Djangoesque guitar licks in 'DJANGO' and Williams-style yodelling into 'LISTENING TO HANK WILLIAMS' . The final subject of “lost causes” is dealt with in the titles ‘BIG OL’ FANCY’, ‘GET AWAY WITH IT’ and ‘BOTTOM OF THE HILL’, 'where the duo 'masterfully manage to convey frustration and disappointment alongside lyrical images that boast a dark quirk'. (FOLKING.COM - UK) “I got a belly full of liquor and a handful of pills, ain't nobody gonna cure my ills/I fell off the wagon and rolled to the bottom of the hill”. The reviews so far... ‘Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes, and combines the sweet soul of Americana with delightful country-esque harmonies’ / ‘sweet vocal harmonies and expertly crafted songs’. (FOR FOLK'S SAKE - UK) 'The conscious idea of Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes make it a concept album of sorts, but without the ‘concept’ being rammed down the listener’s throat and while it boasts the familiar blueprints of a country record it’s not predictable or cliché, but rather, a good example of The Remedy Club’s talent for writing and performing good, solid Americana.' (FOLKING.COM - UK)