BIRD IS THE WORM: Best of 2019 #27: Caroline Davis – “Alula”
BIRD IS THE WORM: Best of 2019 #27: Caroline Davis – “Alula”
“This excellent electro-acoustic trio set with drummer Greg Saunier and keyboardist Matt Mitchell is a massive upheaval of melodies, of harmonies shattered like glass, and rhythms that dance on the shards while laughing. This album surprises with loving melodies that break through the clearing, or when it unexpectedly settles into a cadence with the rhythmic quality of crickets chirping loudly at the moon on a clear night. It is crazily tuneful, even when at its most chaotic. It’s serious business, but its only business is having fun. It is the end of ever thinking you know what to expect from a Caroline Davis recording. Alula is one of the very best recordings of 2019.”