You would think that Israel Nash and his band come from the West Coast, evermore the ‘Neil Young’ of his generation every time he releases an album.
It is from Texas Hill Country that Israel Nash hails and with this new album, 'Silver Season' the legacy continues to grow.
Following on from 2013’s album Rain Plans, the latest album was recorded on Israel’s 15-acre ranch in Dripping Springs, near Austin TX, where he and his band built Plum Creek Sound, a 1,400 square-foot studio.
Silver Season drip’s sunshine in a dreamy haze, one of those ‘close your eyes and drift away records’.
Pedal steel guitar resonates throughout the record and the band just mesh sublimely from opener ‘Willow’ through to closer ‘The Rag and Bone Man’ eight songs later. There is a widescreen rolling desert soundscape throughout the entire cycle of songs.
‘LA Lately’ is the dreamy lead single from the record yet it’s hard to pick one song over the other in terms of quality, the album is that good. ‘The songs are varied and sweetly paced and, not one is less than 4 ½ minutes long.
A tremendous record
Pete
10/11
Israel Nash is: Israel Nash, Eric Swanson, Joey McClellan, Aaron McClellan, Josh Fleischman
