The Telluric Currents
A Dog And A Gun (2009)
1. There’s a Reason
2. Scuppernong Blues
3. Night Fishin’
4. Old Time Rider
5. One False Move
6. Borrowed Time
7. The Morning Ramble
8. Mountain Ambush
9. Rock Island Blues
10. Bed Slats and All
11. Bubble Stuff
12. Irrawaddy Rag
13. Teleportating
14. Withywindle Rag
15. Cygne
16. Chasin’
The Telluric Currents most recent release, A Dog And A Gun, is one fine listening experience. Listen to this album and you’ll be treated to sincere lyrics, haunting guitar melodies, and a nicely produced acoustic-folk album with a very relaxed flow. Dan Kelly and contributing musicianeers (Mike Albrecht, Phil D’Agostino, Gary Lebiedzinski, and Roberto Ruiz) surely know how to create some noteworthy music.
The album opens with “There’s a Reason” – a song built around a lovely guitar melody, beautifully delivered lyrics and chirping birds in the background. The lyrics “you can try to whistle Dixie to the tune of “John Brown’s Body’” (“Scuppernong Blues”), “she did a back-flip off the Arc de Triomphe” (“Night Fishin’”), and “jackhammer jumping round my aching mind” (“Bed Slats and All”) provide an example of Dan Kelly’s lyrical wit and style. The only song that I was somewhat familiar with was “One False Move” because Chris Kasper covers it on his newest album (Chasing Another Sundown) – it’s nice to finally hear The Telluric Currents’ version. “Irrawaddy Rag” and “The Morning Ramble” are beautiful instrumental jams. “Cygne”, for the most part, sounds so peaceful as if it was the soundtrack to a daydream but the sad lyrics (like “stop bleeding tears”) will bring you back to reality.
In conclusion, A Dog And A Gun is an excellent effort by The Telluric Currents. Give it a listen and I think you’ll agree.
Here’s one of my favorite songs from A Dog And A Gun: “Borrowed Time”
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