Israel Nash Topaz (Vinyl, Desert Folklore Music, 2021) *****
Genre: Country rock
Places I remember: JB Hi Fi (Wellington); Real Groovy Records (Auckland)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Strong Was The Night (Lifted), Canyonheart (Topaz)
Gear costume: Rolling On (Lifted), Closer (Topaz)
Active compensatory factors: I discovered Israel Nash via a Mojo Magazine covermount CD. It was a good discovery!
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Strong Was The Night (Lifted), Canyonheart (Topaz)
Gear costume: Rolling On (Lifted), Closer (Topaz)
Beautiful is not an adjective I use too often to describe an album, but it fits Lifted.
The sound, his singing, the slow-ish pace, the way songs start and build - all beautiful.
Topaz ups the game a couple of notches. The production is a bit crisper, the singing a tad more confident, the musicianship a fraction more simpatico, the songs a sliver more memorable. I think it's a worthy 5 star Wozza country rock classic.
Where do they all belong? I'll be following Israel's progress from here onwards.
Where do they all belong? I'll be following Israel's progress from here onwards.
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