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Beachwood Sparks
emerge from a decade-long hiatus with 2024's moon-dipped
Across the River of Stars
. The album finds the California group embracing the psychedelic '70s country-rock of their early work with an added sonic shimmer that also speaks to their roots as members of the shambolic, '90s melodic rock outfit
Further
. Helping to capture this fizzy, analog aesthetic is
Black Crowes
singer
Chris Robinson
, who produced the album and brings his own passion for rootsy, kaleidoscope-eyed rock. The album, which follows 2012's
The Tarnished Gold
, once again reunites the group's core trio of singer/guitarist
Chris Gunst
, singer/bassist
Brent Rademaker
, and singer/lap steel guitarist/keyboardist
Dave Scher
. Also on board are longtime associates, guitarist
Ben Knight
, keyboardist/guitarist
Jen Cohen Gunst
, drummer
Andres Renteria
, and
Clay Finch
of
Mapache
, who sings backing vocals on two songs. From the opening roadhouse-in-space blast of "My Love, My Love" to the spiraling guitar arpeggios of the album-closing "Wild Swans," the record feels like a journey across the night sky as the band pay tribute to friends lost along the way -- most notably, co-founding member
Josh Schwartz
, who died in 2017 at age 45 following a battle with ALS. It's a vibe they conjure on the evocatively titled "Gentle Samurai," a rambling anthem in
Byrds
ian fashion in which they sing, "Wandering those many nights/Howling at the marquee moon/the song has reached its endless time, this album's over far too soon." With its reference to
Television
's landmark 1977 album
Marquee Moon
, the song works as both an evocation of youthful days spent hanging out with friends now gone and as an homage to
frontman
Tom Verlaine
, who died in 2023. This kind of poetic symmetry drives much of
and speaks to how our personal memories get intertwined with the music and movies we love, bridging us to the past. It's a poignant, desert-campfire texture they return to on songs like "Falling Forever," "Faded Glory," and "High Noon." Just like those nights of wandering under that halcyon moon that
are reminiscing about,
has a glow that beckons to you, pulling you closer. ~ Matt Collar
emerge from a decade-long hiatus with 2024's moon-dipped
Across the River of Stars
. The album finds the California group embracing the psychedelic '70s country-rock of their early work with an added sonic shimmer that also speaks to their roots as members of the shambolic, '90s melodic rock outfit
Further
. Helping to capture this fizzy, analog aesthetic is
Black Crowes
singer
Chris Robinson
, who produced the album and brings his own passion for rootsy, kaleidoscope-eyed rock. The album, which follows 2012's
The Tarnished Gold
, once again reunites the group's core trio of singer/guitarist
Chris Gunst
, singer/bassist
Brent Rademaker
, and singer/lap steel guitarist/keyboardist
Dave Scher
. Also on board are longtime associates, guitarist
Ben Knight
, keyboardist/guitarist
Jen Cohen Gunst
, drummer
Andres Renteria
, and
Clay Finch
of
Mapache
, who sings backing vocals on two songs. From the opening roadhouse-in-space blast of "My Love, My Love" to the spiraling guitar arpeggios of the album-closing "Wild Swans," the record feels like a journey across the night sky as the band pay tribute to friends lost along the way -- most notably, co-founding member
Josh Schwartz
, who died in 2017 at age 45 following a battle with ALS. It's a vibe they conjure on the evocatively titled "Gentle Samurai," a rambling anthem in
Byrds
ian fashion in which they sing, "Wandering those many nights/Howling at the marquee moon/the song has reached its endless time, this album's over far too soon." With its reference to
Television
's landmark 1977 album
Marquee Moon
, the song works as both an evocation of youthful days spent hanging out with friends now gone and as an homage to
frontman
Tom Verlaine
, who died in 2023. This kind of poetic symmetry drives much of
and speaks to how our personal memories get intertwined with the music and movies we love, bridging us to the past. It's a poignant, desert-campfire texture they return to on songs like "Falling Forever," "Faded Glory," and "High Noon." Just like those nights of wandering under that halcyon moon that
are reminiscing about,
has a glow that beckons to you, pulling you closer. ~ Matt Collar
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