• Kingsley Flood's fantastic debut Dust Windows was officially released today - this is a release to take note of. Dust Windows is a cohesive, consistent album of folk pop gems -- smart songwriting and brilliant execution. Appalachain and country instrumentation pops up throughout - banjo, mandolin, fiddle, pedal steel - and at their heart these are true folk songs. But the songs also reflect a pop immediacy that makes this album incredibly easy to listen to - elements of 60s pop, 80s college rock and modern indie rock round out those folk and country melodies, making this the type of album that will appeal to a broad audience. The nearest songwriting touchstone I can make is Josh Ritter or Being There-era Wilco - but I also hear The Avett Brothers, The Band, Nebraska-era Springsteen, Townes Van Zandt, the list goes on and on. Finally, the album sounds fantastic - nice production, sounds like the band is in your living room.
• I hope everyone who complains that new bands all sound the same these days or whose record collection stops in 1975 get a chance to hear this album and this band.
• Credits:
Nick Balkin - Bass, Vocals
Chris Barrett - Trumpet
Will Davies - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
George Hall - Live guitar
Naseem Khuri - Vocals, Rhythm guitars, Keys
Michael Spaly - Fiddle, Mandolin, Lead guitars, Banjo, Vocals
All songs written by Naseem Khuri
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