| Produced & recorded by Jon Nolan, Bernie Nye, Travis Kline, Kerry Ryan, Justin
Maxwell and Kelsey Monroe at Milltown Recording Company in Rollingsford, NH
The new Roy Davis album, We Are Lightning Bolt, takes the listener in and out of
dark and gloomy shadows. Most of the album is slow and sparse, infused with
contemplative lyrics and a dreamer's mentality. But before the record sets you
into a blissful daze, the pace livens and a joyous light is seen at the end of
the tunnel.
The fourth track, "Longer than the Boredom," is a good example of this. The
song starts slow with two interplaying acoustic guitars and a distant, slow
drum. The lyrics lament a lost relationship that lasted longer than the boredom
and after the message is delivered, the lyrics disappear and the song picks up
pace to a comfortably numbing melody.
We Are Lightning Bolt is everything we've come to expect from an indie folk
album. The record bops back and forth between soulful indie dirges and louder,
more comfortable pop tunes. It has personal music, thought-provoking lyrics and
enough pop appeal for a great concert, but not enough fluff for radio. Roy
Davis's new album might not stand out from the crowd of new age folk singers,
but it does stand among the top. (Milltown Records)
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