Absolutely breathtaking 21st century folk music from Callers, whose marvellous debut Fortune is a real breath of fresh air, particularly notable for vocalist Sara Lucas’ arresting delivery; in the quiet acoustic numbers she sounds like a reined in Josephine Foster, while the harder-edged, sprawling rock sounds of the title track and ‘The Upper Lands’ find her effortlessly inhabiting a persona that’s like a cross between Patti Smith and Karen Dalton. Equally commendable are the supporting players, whose instrumental skills are rarefied and expertly performed, never more so than on the shuffling, electric blues number ‘More Than Right’, which proves that the band are as adept at tackling loose, freewheeling song structures as they are the more finely worked compositions, such as the exquisitely refined ‘Rone’. Highly recommended.
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