Ollabelle, Riverside Battle Songs - 52m 18s

Tracks & Durations

1. See Line Woman	2:51
2. High on a Mountain	3:19
3. Heaven's Pearl	4:50
4. Fall Back	3:27
5. Dream the Fall	4:30
6. Blue Nothern Lights	4:50
7. Reach for Love	3:53
8. Troubles of the World	3:23
9. Riverside	3:52
10. Nothern Star	5:07
11. Gone Today	3:31
12. Everything is Broken	3:38
13. Last Lullaby	4:59

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Review

With the musical maturity of this sophomore release, Ollabelle extend their accomplishment of forging a singular style bridging folk and art songs from the talents of five singer-songwriters. While Amy Helm, daughter of the Band's Levon, boasts the highest-profile lineage, the two-woman, three-man band has the balance of a democratic collective, combining deep roots with soaring, sophisticated harmonies. "Troubles of the World," an elegiac reading of the traditional "Riverside," the call-and-response of "Gone Today," and the closing "Last Lullaby" reflect the spiritual underpinnings of the quintet's signature sound, but the stylistic range extends from the Caribbean lilt of the opening "See Line Woman" and the stately country waltz of "Heaven's Pearls" to the delta blues of "Fall Back" and the Celtic balladry of "Dream the Fall." Except for the lovesick "Blue Northern Lights" and the bittersweet delicacy of "Everything Is Broken," it's difficult to distinguish the band's arrangements of traditional material from the original songwriting that dominates. Larry Campbell, formerly of Bob Dylan's band, provides superb production and multi-instrumental support. --Don McLeese

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