Blog: My Old Kentucky Blog

Beachwood Sparks are back. And they’ve brought a string of tracks so beautiful, I’m practically getting chills. While some folks have opined that The Tarnished Gold isn’t amazing, I’m gonna have to beg to differ. ‘Course, readers might want to bear in mind my love of quiet, understated sounds. When the latter are combined with songwriting talent, a love of melody, and an ineffable something, those quieter sounds can really get under your skin. Beachwood Sparks have that ineffable something in spades. They emit such a crazy-pretty audio array, it’s like a firefly dance; a distant fireworks display. [...]