Reviews . . .
 Shadow Days
Reviewed by Feedback Fanzine
by Kev Rowland
'Shadow Days' is the third album from this Buffalo New York – based band, which features Ann Janish-Schieder (vocals, piano, synth), Leah Pinnavaia
(vocals, clarinet, keyboards), Daniel Haskin (acoustic and electric guitar, ebow, synth) and Pat O'Connell (drums). At the time of this 2004 album they also had Ray Lorigo on
guitar and bass but although he played on all three albums he doesn't appear to still be with the band who expect their fourth album to be available later this year. I am not sure of
the original influences of these guys, although they have opened for The Strawbs on more than one occasion, but they do come across as an American more sanitised
version of Mostly Autumn, along with singers such as Ann Ryder and Talis Kimberley. The music is strongly based around the vocals of Ann and Leah and is extremely
enjoyable and accessible on first hearing.Although they do use electric guitars this is often a fairly acoustic album, with wonderful arrangements that mean
that while the music is flowing and is at times very complex it is always the vehicle for the vocals, always being designed to augment and add to the vocals and never
detract from them in any way. There is a strong understanding and use of dynamics which adds to the light and shade so that even though there may be a rigging
electric guitar at the beginning of "Piglet and the Black Fox" it soon gives way to something that is far more delicate. Overall this is a very enjoyable album indeed and one that
folkies will probably get as much out of as progheads, while those into good music are in for a treat. CD More Reviews Listen to The Dreaming On:
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