Thursday, April 7, 2016

#2096 Hollins and Starr - Sidewalks Talking

Mellow, drifting, lightly trippy, buoyed on those flute sounds that stay just this side of Jethro Tull, just far enough away from yacht rock.

It's funny what difference two songs make, staked out in the right spots - Hard Headed Woman is a full on freakout, and Digress is a scattered tapefuck interlude worthy of Zappa/Ween/Frogs, and they help draw attention to the artsty flourishes that luck in the inbetween: jazzy touches, proggy breaks, late Talk Talk minimalism.

A fascinating//listenable sneaky-psychedelic hidden gem 4/5

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