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- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the duo of Drew Gardner and Jesse Sheppard was recorded with Turner Williams while snowed in after a canceled gig.
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- Record Label: Beyond Beyond Is Beyond
- Genre(s): Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, International, Finger-Picked Guitar
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Mar 3, 2020While the three musicians seem to move in all sorts of directions but never to the point of breaking free of each other, there are moments when they gel beautifully as one cohesive unit. ... Rarely has a blizzard sounded this good.
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MojoMar 3, 2020Strong new jams. [Feb 2020, p.96]
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Mar 3, 2020Two side-long compositions make up this tranquil, contemplative album, each divided into three A, B, and C tracks. ... Consider it more a tribute to filling in the quiet spaces that have arisen unexpectedly out of chaos and disappointment, but which are, themselves, very peaceful and beautiful.
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Mar 3, 2020Elkhorn spends The Storm Sessions softly constructing the sonic equivalent of the situation they were in: stuck inside with no way out, passing the hours while the snow silently piled up outside.
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The WireMar 3, 2020On the first, Williams engages each of Elkhorn’s members in turn. ... Williams switches to shahi baaja for the B side, casting effects-tinged tones like some cosmic fly fisherman wading into the confluence of two imaginary streams. [Mar 2020, p.47]
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Mar 3, 2020The Storm Sessions’ improvisation has the spirit of adventure, but the album winds up feeling stuck at home.