Seattle-based folk chanteuse Jesse Sykes and her talented backing band The Sweet Hereafter, which is comprised of former Whiskeytown and Walkabouts members, follow-up their 2007 hit with Marble Son. During those interim four years the band spent a good deal of time with the psych-rock outfit Black Mountain, and the influence can be readily heard in the heavy guitars, psychedelic riffs, fuzz and distortion. Ever the poet, Sykes continues to turn out beautiful, reflective songs whether tinged with melancholy and doom rock or a more 70’s country flavor. Marble Son is not to be missed. – Written by JFelton
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