Marina - Speed The Plough

(ESD CD 81102, Copyright 1995, Time: 59:42)

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Speed the Plough features Brenda Sauter (ex-Feelies). Another ex-Feelie, Stanley Demeski, contributes to this recording. The music can certainly be called Feelies-influenced, but there are many more influences shaping this band than those of Brenda Sauter. The music here has a very medieval feel not unlike ancient caroling. It ain't no medieval folk renaissance album, though. Very cool stuff. Like the Feelies themselves or Luna or Yo La Tengo, Speed the Plough can certainly trace some of their roots back to the Velvet Underground. This is an intriguing melding of styles.

Rating : ***1/2