Hourglass
Oddiyo, 2021
8/10
The sophomore album from the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cary Heuchert, Hourglass offers us 10 tracks that are quite personal as his unique brand of folk welcomes psychedelia and progressive ideas into the intimate and adventurous effort.
“This Is The Time” starts the listen with Heuchert’s warm guitar and equally cozy singing as a timeless folk climate is cultivated with much grace, and “The Sea Of Faces” follows with Grant Ball’s drums entering the cosmic, psychedelic approach of cautious rock.
Elsewhere, “Waiting For You” gets hazy with its cautious, pensive delivery, while Jay Semko contributes harmony vocals on the piano friendly and firm “Forever And So Far”. “Together”, one of the best tracks here, then benefits from Collin Wade’s proficient bass amid the melodic and bouncy landscape.
The title track arrives near the end and has Heuchert playing a fretless bass on the curious psyche-folk, and “When Fortune Smiles” exits the listen with Miles Hill handling 5 -string fretless bass alongside a bare but playful finish that puts an exclamation point on the very meticulous record.
Heuchert and his esteemed help are nothing if not diverse, and they breed new life into retro ideas across this very original and charming body of work.
Travels well with: Meer- Playing House; Tusmørke- Nordisk Krim