What an amazing set this is. It’s a collection of covers all delivered in an organic, soulful approach. It’s set somewhere in the space between folk prog and fusion. It’s all strong. There are some songs here I like more than others, but there’s nothing weak on the disc. The soulful vocals really steal the show, but the musical arrangements are great, too. This is definitely a winner.

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Starting acapella, I like this stripped down approach. It’s over thirty seconds before any instrumentation joins. Even then, it comes in atmospheric and gradually builds upward. It has a bit of an organic space rock vibe for a while. Then, the acoustic guitar starts picking out the melody and it gets a great folk prog sound brought to the mix. There is some great acoustic guitar soloing later in the piece. This is a smoking hot number that works really well. They take this extended jam into almost jazz-like territory.

I’m a huge Steely Dan fan. I really love what this re-arrangement does for the track. It seems to make the soulful groove work even better to me somehow.

Their take on the Leonard Cohen classic is quite cool. I love the pretty melodies and intricate stylings. This is gentle and powerful and majestic all at the same time.

This Hall and Oates classic gets a soulful interpretation here. It works quite well.