Local lad, now Chicago resident, J.T. Nero along with Allison Russell (the mother of their brand spankin' new baby!), head up this group, and it must be said, they make some purty fine music. There's a bit of ev'rything – blues, folk, rock 'n roll, and a hint of gospel – all done well. Allison's sultry vocals meld very nicely with J.T.'s (sometimes) craggy voice. There's also a grab bag full of real tasty song-writing. "Mountains/Forests" boasts a very lovely chorus: "There are mountains, there are forests/ there are tiny electric seahorses." The band's sound is sometimes reminiscent of a Depression-era-Woody- Guthrie montage, but they still manage to strike their own chord. There's no reinvention of the wheel here, but still, a truly infectious batch of tunes.
" Birds of Chicago" (2013)
Local lad, now Chicago resident, J.T. Nero along with Allison Russell (the mother of their brand spankin' new baby!), head up this group, and it must be said, they make some purty fine music. There's a bit of ev'rything – blues, folk, rock 'n roll, and a hint of gospel – all done well. Allison's sultry vocals meld very nicely with J.T.'s (sometimes) craggy voice. There's also a grab bag full of real tasty song-writing. "Mountains/Forests" boasts a very lovely chorus: "There are mountains, there are forests/ there are tiny electric seahorses." The band's sound is sometimes reminiscent of a Depression-era-Woody- Guthrie montage, but they still manage to strike their own chord. There's no reinvention of the wheel here, but still, a truly infectious batch of tunes.
