To say that the music resonated with me does even begin to describe my reaction. The combination of the loping, almost old-timey music with the incredible harmonies sung by the trio sent me into a completely blissful state. In the middle of "Cage The Songbird," I had this thought about the music: that somehow it had been around forever and that I'd always known it...and that every listener in the room felt the same way.
Universal resonance, maybe? I don't know. I do know that I felt changed by the experience. Is there a hard definition for the meaning of "I like that"? After Saturday night, I no longer cared.
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Article comments
1 - Pico
Can't wait to get my copy of Charlie Darwin from Amazon. Thanks for the tip, Mark.
2 - Tom Johnson
I didn't get the enviable experience of seeing them live, but after reading about them a few times, I listened to some clips. Hearing the high, perfect falsetto of the title track, it was exactly how you describe - it was just something I immediately knew I liked. The only thing I can liken it to is when you're thirsty but don't realize it, drink water, and you can actually feel the cold of the water filling your stomach. It's a great feeling, something that seems to happen very rarely with music - that absolutely "sure thing."
3 - Vernon Whitford
I had the great fortune of seeing these titans of sound play recently. They have my most unreserved adulation. The very fibers of my body seemed to resonate with their deep and rich melodies. I can say without hyperbole that this is the best act I will see in a decade. Driving home after the show I was forced to pull to the side of the road in an attack of emotion so powerful that my eyes became to wet to see. I looked over at my pregnant wife and I could see she was feeling the same thing. Later that night we decided to name our unborn child after their most recent album, Charles for a boy and Darwin for a girl. I am without words.