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Here If You Listen in Bloomington, MN
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Between 1971 and 1993,
David Crosby
released three solo albums. Between 2014 and 2018,
Crosby
released four, with the three following 2014's
Croz
recorded in conjunction with
Michael League
, the impresario behind the adventurous jazzbos
Snarky Puppy
. Along with
League
,
collaborated with
Michelle Willis
and
Becca Stevens
in a group that became informally known as the "Lighthouse Band," as this collective was first debuted on the 2016 album
Lighthouse
.
Here If You Listen
is the third in this series, following 2017's
Sky Trails
by a year, and while it certainly the work of the same group, it feels distinctly different than its predecessors. Chalk that up to the Lighthouse Band interacting like a band here, collaborating on the writing and trading off lead vocals as they glide into lush, shimmering harmonies.
flows elegantly, as it's not only the individual voices that mesh: it's the individual styles as well. This means the album isn't quite as melancholy or meditative as
, even with explicit mentions to Buddhism and
contemplating "I've been thinking about dying/How to do it well" on "Your Own Ride."
may have mortality on his mind but he's consumed with life, particularly the life that
Willis
, and
Stevens
give him. There's a palpable sense of joy to
, an emotion that's evident in the harmonies but also in the liquid, quicksilver transitions between open-string drones, jazz changes, and even trace hints of funk. At its best, which it often is,
plays like a hybrid of
Steely Dan
Joni Mitchell
CSN
, a combination that is soothing and surprising in equal measure. It's an album that confirms
is at an unexpected and satisfying latter-day creative peak. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
David Crosby
released three solo albums. Between 2014 and 2018,
Crosby
released four, with the three following 2014's
Croz
recorded in conjunction with
Michael League
, the impresario behind the adventurous jazzbos
Snarky Puppy
. Along with
League
,
collaborated with
Michelle Willis
and
Becca Stevens
in a group that became informally known as the "Lighthouse Band," as this collective was first debuted on the 2016 album
Lighthouse
.
Here If You Listen
is the third in this series, following 2017's
Sky Trails
by a year, and while it certainly the work of the same group, it feels distinctly different than its predecessors. Chalk that up to the Lighthouse Band interacting like a band here, collaborating on the writing and trading off lead vocals as they glide into lush, shimmering harmonies.
flows elegantly, as it's not only the individual voices that mesh: it's the individual styles as well. This means the album isn't quite as melancholy or meditative as
, even with explicit mentions to Buddhism and
contemplating "I've been thinking about dying/How to do it well" on "Your Own Ride."
may have mortality on his mind but he's consumed with life, particularly the life that
Willis
, and
Stevens
give him. There's a palpable sense of joy to
, an emotion that's evident in the harmonies but also in the liquid, quicksilver transitions between open-string drones, jazz changes, and even trace hints of funk. At its best, which it often is,
plays like a hybrid of
Steely Dan
Joni Mitchell
CSN
, a combination that is soothing and surprising in equal measure. It's an album that confirms
is at an unexpected and satisfying latter-day creative peak. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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