of Road, Ellyn draws you closer in
the title track and set opener and
makes you want to go with her.
With a driving tempo and a sweet
meets melancholy meanderingm
Lindsay sets her course with a
vivid telling of her musical journey
and life story so far. “Helpless” is
vulnerable with strong support
from her band who shine with uplifting pedal steel and piano parts.
“Glory, Glory” is the obligatory
Music City spiritual while “Raising Hell” reveals a good girl gone
bad in a song that’s mostly fiction
yet derived from Ellyn’s rocky realworld romantic experience with a
double-timer deserving of her ire.
Long-Islander guitarist/vocalist
Dave Isaacs used to make country
music in the suburbs of New York.
He moved to Nashville nearly a
decade ago where he met bassist/vocalist Brook Sutton and
drummer/percussionist Robert
Crawford. Eventually, they formed
Medicine King and now they de-
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liver, go figure, a genre-jumping
dose of psychedelic and improvisational jamband rock. However,
the offerings prescribed on their
self-titled debut might be just
what the doctor ordered. “These
Days” is a song about recognition and realization that smolders
and builds on Isaacs’ narrative
and rootsy power from the trio.
Together they celebrate finding a
true sense of home in Tennessee
- a sentiment more are discovering if our recent trip there was any
indication. “The Devil Will Be Here
Soon” is a stark blues painted with
echo and verve while served with
a bitter pill to swallow. “Who Died
and Made You King?” is the mostly
instrumental number that reigns
supreme on a chunky and funky
throne that proves this trio are
truly majestic music makers with a
sense of humor.
Nashville is the new musical melting pot and many stars are setting
up shop there. You need to look
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