Straw Family - Family Matters - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Family Matters , from Straw Family and it's sweet and melodic. Opening with rocker, Alive , Straw Family, is really a vocal group of Denise Fabricius, Henriette Fabricius, and Sally Fabricius with Carsten Fabricius, Frederik Nordvang and Jens Runge on guitar, Helge Solberg on bass and Michael Axen on drums producing a warm, bouncy sound with tight harmonies. Definite radio material. 1965 has a bit more of a pop country sound, again with rich harmonies and a cool melody. Bang Bang has a driving bass line and still with solid radio qualities, but with a grittier edge. One of my favorite tracks on the release is quiet ballad, Spider Making new Web, featuring Sally on solo vocal and piano, accompanied lightly by drums and guitar. Another solid ballad, I Hope , features Soren on piano and solo vocal. A third ballad, Family and Friends , finds the family blending nicely on vocal with just a little mor...