Rightfully boastful
name, beautiful album. Laurel Canyon spirit re-locates to
Scandinavia.
Picture the scene –
Laurel Canyon, 1969, the sun's hazy heat shimmers the air, heavy with
reefer smoke. A few half dressed kids chase dogs round the legs of
rock royalty as they work out the extended coda to their latest
mid-tempo gentle folk rock opus. The guitar lines spiralling and
intertwining, relaxed yet exploratory. The drums and bass pushing in
all the right places. It's all too beautiful, man.
That's the image that
comes to mind while listening to Gentle Stream, the title track of
the second full length album from Sweden's psychedelic folk rock
collective The Amazing. Though that's not the full picture, there's
more. The song is lent an icy European coating courtesy of lead
singer and songwriter Christoffer Gunrup. It's a bit like a modern
day take on Wooden Ships, played by Crosby, Stills Nash & Nico,
albeit a male Nico.
Click over the jump for more on Gentle Stream.
