The Last Pink Glow
Self-Released, 2025
9/10
A collective birthed out of Rocking Horse Studio, an esteemed recording facility in central New Hampshire, Rocking Horse Music Club defy convention with these tracks that interpret Jack Kerouac’s unfinished novella, The Haunted Life.
“Haunted” begins the listen with ambience and mystery, where Justin Cohn’s expressive voice is met with Eric Wagley’s thumping drums and a light buzzing, and “It’s The Small Things” follows with dreamy guitars that suit the flowing melodies and rhythmic background.
Landing in the middle, “The Ballad Of Joe Martin” recruits acoustic guitar and a hint of ruggedness via the rootsy flavor, while “Changing Channels” carries hints of prog-rock amid the fluid guitar solos and melodic landscape.
“Big City Small Town Blues” and the title track exit the listen. The former emits a bouncy spirit that you could dance to that beneifts from Brendan Harisiades’ playful bass, and the latter finishes with a spacey and intimate appeal that’s heartfelt, poetic and builds into a dense bout of aggressive ideas.
Every record the ensemble has released has been unique and acclaimed, and this effort is no different. It’s certainly artistic, and flirts with Americana, blues, electronic and orchestral nods, where harder gestures aren’t off the table and even in areas of drama there’s much melody present.
Travels well with: Mihrax- Medley Of A Life; Enigmatic Sound Machines- Imperfect Silence