Christo Sedgewick is described to us as born in “a textile mill town along Maine’s Androscoggin River”, a picture that says a lot about the sort of raw, independent artistry that propels his blues and Americana efforts. ‘The Lonesome Tender Hollow Of The Night’ is the perfect evidence of that, a long album that collects a myriad of references and influences into one cohesive package, one that certainly doesn’t disappoint in its nuanced nostalgia and laidback, honest storytelling.
In truth, ‘The Lonesome Tender Hollow Of The Night’ is an unusual album for the contemporary music landscape, a place where everything appears to be polished and refined to the extreme. Yet, Christo Sedgewick and The Fabulous Regrets reject that very notion, instead finding fertile creativity in an authentically retro Americana allure, here delivered with nonchalance and heightened pathos.
As soon as ‘The Dead King Hunts And Eats The Gods’ opens the album, the listener knows exactly where they are. Bluesy guitar riffs, harmonica… there’s a real Mississippi-coded sheen in it, well paired with Sedgewick’s gritty and playful vocals. Elsewhere, ‘Lodestone’ finds its folk-pop aura with ease, showcasing how Christo Sedgewick and The Fabulous Regret are not afraid of drinking from a wide pool of stylistic ideas. Overall, this is a great album, one that throws it back to the golden Americana era.
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