Dolly Varden

Dolly Varden is: Steve Dawson “ guitars, piano, vocals, Diane Christiansen guitars and vocals, Mark Balletto electric guitars, vocals, Mike Bradburn bass and vocals, Matt Thobe drums, vocals. Within a couple tracks you know you're in the presence of a band at the height of their powers. This is what Gram Parsons called Cosmic American Music, an incongruous melting pot of country, r 'n' b, gospel, and good ol' rock. The best practitioners, like Dolly Varden, transcend their influences to make ingredients we know taste fresh again. Here, the 12-year old Chicago band carries on the legacies of Charlie Rich ("Sad Panda Clown's Lament") and the Grass Roots ("Everything") as much as dear Gram. Led by married songwriter-singers Diane Christiansen and Steve Dawson, their music has the inspired construction of The Raspberries, Bill Withers, The dBs and Nick Lowe. Irresistible melodies are bolstered by restrained pedal steel and constantly engaging studio twists.

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