Horse Feathers
"Recorded primarily in Kentucky (at La-La Land Studios in Louisville and Shangri-La Studios in Lexington), the new album features instrumentalists J. Tom Hnatow, Robby Cosenza and R&B vocalist Joslyn Hampton, who helped make Appreciation a mixture of strutting ‘70s-style country-pop and supple soul. But Horse Feathers hasn’t gained accessibility at the expense of quality, nor at the expense of their signature instrumentation ('The Hex' might be the only R&B/soul song where the rhythmic lead is played on banjo). For those who crave what NPR called 'the densely pretty seethe of Horse Feathers’ earlier ballads,' the album delivers 'Born in Love' and 'On the Rise,' accentuating the string surge with Hammond organ, piano, tambourine, and finger snaps." (Promo Copy)