Look Both Ways
Rhyming Porcupine, 2022
8/10
The veteran musician and puppeteer Tom Knight brings us his 6th album for kids, and it’s a calm and creative 8 tracks that injects some humor into the playful listen.
“Alligator Jump/¡Salta Caimán!” opens the listen with Mica Farias Gomez contributing her flowing and expressive pipes to the cultured and melodic climate, and “Wiggly Tooth” follows with warm piano from Frank Shelton and crisp drumming in the county rock and honky tonk display.
Halfway through, “Five Snow People” brings an old time feel in the variation of the Susan Salidor tune that counts with plenty of charm, while “Look Both Ways” recruits bouncy bass lines to the frisky electric guitar.
“Stone Soup” and “Hot Air Balloon” exit the listen, where the former carries a Americana friendly influence with both fiddle and banjo, and the latter finishes with a gentle beauty, as Knight’s soothing voice is met with stirring strings, eloquent keys and cautious guitar.
A very diverse body of work that showcases Latin, R&B, folk and country sensibilities, Knight pens a listen that’s fun for the whole family and can listen to repeatedly with much enjoyment.
Travels well with: Laurie Berkner- Another Laurie Berkner Christmas; Martin And Rose Music- Dear Heart