ah holly fam'ly, the ocean floor, with child

Aug 18 2010 - 8:00pm @ coffeegarage

$3 at the door.  Album review for "Reservoir":  There are parts of rural Idaho that sound exactly like this record. I'm listening to Ah Holly Fam'ly's, Reservoir, and it sounds really, really full and yet spacious at the same time. Idahoan/Portland transplants, Becky Dawson, Jeremy Faulkner, and company paint a picture of their homeland that sounds exactly like how a drive through Idaho can feel. It's gorgeous! This album is filled with strings, and flutes, and soft, beautifully executed harmonies. The troupe's meticulously arranged vocals can put you at ease in one breath and make you feel so forlorn in the next. Reservoir sounds one part folk record, with s ome hillsy M. Ward and Sufjan Stevens influence mixed in as well.

by RYAN JOHNSTON {Pet Marmoset, August 24, 2009}