Lonestar Times - Italy - (google translated)
Behind the name Leaf Rapids there is the couple Keri and Devin Latimer, respectively acoustic and bass guitar, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, advocating a sound between folk and country music interpreted with extreme grace and delicacy. Behind this second album entitled "Citizen Alien" there are stories of emigration, of suffering but also of the charm of a harsh and harsh land that knows how to give a great sense of freedom and serenity. The roots go back to the Japanese and Icelandic immigrants who helped create the Canadian multicultural society, a clear example of cohabitation of races and traditions, while musically the Leaf Rapids remind the sisters Kate and Anna McGarrigle of some of the best Emmylou Harris in a dreamy alternation of country melodies and folk roots. To co-produce the album is Rusty Matyas, already behind some Sheepdogs productions, which lends keyboards that give a decidedly dreamlike and sometimes a bit psychedelic touch, while to the drums sits Joanna Miller with her imaginative and precise drumming. The endless Canadian prairies are the background to stories full of nostalgia and intense love for images from the past that preserve their "sepia" charm intact. Sometimes pop peeps appear, very pleasant, like in the title-track "Citizen Alien" which has a strong sixties scent in its DNA, while remarkable are songs like "There They Go", excellent folk song, "Virginia" with his enchanting 'country-waltz' breath, 'Parliament Gardens' another fine example of sweet country music and 'Twenty Storeys High', inner folk song and crystalline melody. This is a record that perhaps needs a few more listening to get into the mind and heart of the listener but which will give good sensations to those who appreciate certain folk songs related to country sounds - Remo Ricaldone
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