The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers - The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers

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Free Music Review: Stellar acoustic return of former Jayhawks front man
Hit: 4 Stars

Divesting himself of the
more complex trappings of the Jayhawks (and the escalating demands of
their fans and record company), Olson has placed his thin,
songwriterly voice amid laconic, acoustic music. There's a sense of
weariness to Olson's singing, but there's also a sense of
discovery and freedom. Perhaps two sides of the in-a-band,
not-in-a-band-anymore coin. The overall feeling is similar to Dean
Wareham's work with Luna and Tom Verlain's with Television. But
where these groups invoked trance-inducing electrics, the Creek
Dippers strip their music to its bones - an acoustic guitar (or banjo
or mandolin or fiddle), a harmonica, a lightly played piano, a
drum. The spare arrangements and harmonies create a sincerity and
closeness that leaves the songs to speak as melancholy mood
pieces.

"Quiet is the new loud" - something the Creek
Dippers recognized a few years ahead of the curve. The effect is
subtle, and highly compelling.

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