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Autumn are a British band who play a heady mix of folk/rock/progressive
combined with a Celtic flavour with even the occasional nod to Pink
Floyd.
The Last Bright Light is their third album and is once again a mixture
of superb musicianship and excellent vocals from Heather Findlay, who
along with Rachel Jones of Karnataka has one of the best female voices
around at the moment.
With Bryan Josh's guitar and Iain Jennings' keyboards combining to
produce atmospheric and haunting music one minute and an uptempo number
or jig the next this CD always keeps your interest with its constant
change of tempo and mood.
Standout tracks are Prints in the Sand which uses flute and whistles to
produce a great melody. Helms Deep starts as a flute led jig and builds
into an ending of stunning guitar work. Shrinking violet shows off
Heather's voice at its best as the song builds with a chorus you can't
get out of your head before the guitar takes over.
Final track Mother Nature sums the band up perfectly in one track, great
vocals, time and mood changes, even an acoustic section before the
guitar and keyboards kick in.
I seem to remember someone once saying 'if it don't rock it ain't worth
it', well this may not be rock in the strict sense but it is well worth
it. Give this album a listen as this a great British band who are just
getting better and better.
(This review was brought to you courtesy of The Groove Machine.)
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