Mt. Desolation is the new project from Jesse Quinn and Tim Rice-Oxley, pianist and chief songwriter for Keane. Now there is a band I never thought would get a mention on this blog but ‘State Of Our Affairs‘ sounds both sparse and beautiful.
With contribution from members of The Killers, Noah & The Whale, Mumford & Sons and The Long Winters their self-titled debut could be mistaken for an attempt at celebrity one-upmanship. Fortunately the duo didn’t lose sight of their alt-country aspirations and recorded a collection of stunning tracks.
The resulting album echos a period in American music that remains much sacred and do it great justice.
Mt. Desolation‘s self-titled album is out on the 18th of October.
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