“Blackbird & the Fox” was released as a free download in September 2010, in the build up to the band’s sixth album; “Dynamite Steps.” Now set for official release, five months prior to the release of the album.
Opening with an acoustic melody inciting a warm, dulcet tone, typical of a great folk song, yet maintaining an air of bohemian flamboyance. Teaming up with folk singer; Ani DiFranco for dual vocal duties, harmonising astoundingly with Greg Dulli’s voice, which is similar to a matured Tom Meighan, alongside the mellow backing track. Which builds up to a climax of a soaring guitar solo, suggestive of an infusion of T-Rex and The Eagles, as well as the powerful vocal harmonies, then fading out and seeming like a miraculous distant memory.
All of these features make “Blackbird & the Fox” a very promising single from The Twilight Singers’ critically acclaimed “Dynamite Steps.”
Jonathan Hatchman.
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