Morse Code
Last Triumph, 2019
8/10
This 3rd album from Reina del Cid and company brings greater production and engineering prowess to the affair, as the Minneapolis outfit offer us another batch of their esteemed folk-rock.
“Goodbye Butterfly” opens with del Cid’s pretty, angelic vocals on a lush indie-folk gem, and “Bernadette” follows warm, acoustic sounds where an old time feeling unfolds with beauty.
In the middle, “No. 19” flows with breezy melody in the playful strummer where double bass and violin are in attendance, while “Common Man” really showcases del Cid’s vocal prowess on the singer-writer highlight that parallels the greatness achieved by Kevin Devine.
Near the end, “Rubik’s Cube” finds gentle rhythm amid the expressive storytelling, and “All Time Low” recruits a timeless folk quality with glowing harmonies. “Hold Me Before I’m Gone Forever” ends the listen with an orchestral slant, as the album exits as strong as it starts.
The fertile Minnesota music scene is rarely short on talent, and Reina del Cid is certainly further proof of that. If names like Spektor and Michaelson are in your collection, so should del Cid.
Travels well with: Sara Watkins- Young In All The Wrong Ways; Jack Klatt- It Ain’t The Same