Lost River/ Old River

Myspace: www.myspace.com/lostriveroldriver


Lost River/Old River is the musical project of singer/song writer Matthew Hovey Kemp who is based in Austin, Texas. The stand out track on the artists' myspace page for me is "Lost River". The vocals emerge as soon as the track begins, featuring both Kemp and another female vocalist. The vocals are hazy, and the delay on them really sets the tone to the track, adding a mysterious, moody feel. They sing against a backdrop of guitar riffs and the slow delivery of the vocals contrasts against the simple yet fast paced percussion section. The track moves to an explosion in the sky styled instrumental towards the middle section which is void of any drumming, where guitars intertwine with one another before the track builds back up with solid drum beats and Kemps' vocals enter once more, this helps move the track along and keeps it dynamic.

Third track on the myspace "Thunder" also encompasses hazy vocals and haromonies,the percussion is very cymbal based and is simple so as not to detract from the vocals and prominent guitar riffs. The track moves along steadily before ending in a powerful instrumental section.

Both tracks appear on the album "No Clouds" which is available to buy on itunes.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-clouds/id387630640?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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