The sea drift

"Just as we said about The Delines' The Imperial in 2019 (...) - "candidate for one of this year's strongest albums" - we say the same about Sea Drift, which is even better. The Portland-based Delines are the musical collaboration of author Willy Vlautin and the deeply evocative vocalist Amy Boone. The backing band delivers a soft, minimalist, soulful, and mostly noir cinematic soundscape over which Vlautin's stories about desperate characters unfold through Boone's nuanced, emotive vocals. The subtle power is riveting, completely enrapturing the listener and leaving an indelible impact. . Reference points are difficult, perhaps the closest is a slowed down, wee-hours-in-the-morning Dusty Springfield in Memphis or Tony Joe White in his "Rainy Night In Georgia" phase of his career and a touch of the tragic songs of Bobbie Gentry ... Bleak, mysterious, and somehow, stunningly beautiful".

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