Difficile districarsi tra le numerose uscite discografiche che vedono protagonista James Jackson Toth: dischi a nome Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice, Wooden Wand & The Sky High Band, progetti solistici e collaborazioni varie. “James & The Quiet” è firmato, invece, semplicemente Wooden Wand.
Il disco, prodotto da Lee Ranaldo che suona anche chitarra e piano in alcune parti, non brilla certamente per originalità, essendo legato all’universo folk degli anni 60, ma se amate lasciarvi cullare da melodie campestri (“In A Bucket”, “Spitting At The Cameras”) e folk-blues desertici e strascicati (“The Pushers”, “We Must Also Loves The Thieves”), allora questo disco fa per voi.
Dal canto loro, pezzi più criptici e intimisti, come ”Delia” e “Blood”, fondono il country di Johnny Cash con le atmosfere languide dei Radiohead; mentre “Future Dream”, che suona come un madrigale folk squarciato da una mesmerica chitarra elettrica, conquista la palma di brano più spiazzante. Disco tutto sommato piacevole, ma poco esaltante.
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20/01/2008
This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Salvatore Setola, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
Tracklist
- 1. The Pushers
- 2. In A Bucket
- 3. Spitting At The Cameras
- 4. Delia
- 5. We Must Also Love The Thieves
- 6. The Invisible Children
- 7. Blood
- 8. Blessed Damnation
- 9. Future Dream
- 10. James & The Quiet
- 11. Wired to the Sky
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