Indian Summer

Virginia-based Carbon Leaf release their lastest album and debut for Vanguard records entitled INDIAN SUMMER. Full infectious jam-tinged pop/rock with a tinge of Celtic influences, if you dig the Young Dubliners or earlier Vertical Horizon, you'll like Carbon Leaf.

With Indian Summer, Carbon Leaf takes the leap from "America's preeminent unsigned band" to a member of Vanguard Records' roster. Hailing from Richmond, VA, vocalist Barry Privett, multi-instrumentalist Carter Gravatt, bassist Jordan Medas, drummer Scott Milstead, and guitarist Terry Clark concoct a solid pop/rock sound filled with lots of acoustic and electric guitars and good harmony. The opener, "Life Less Ordinary," reveals that despite Carbon Leaf's D.I.Y. background, the band is quite capable of making radio-friendly tracks. Even with a large arsenal of non-pop/rock instruments -- mandolin, lap steel, and bouzouki -- the overall blend works in accord with the vocals on catchy tracks like "What About Everything?" and "Raise the Roof." The instrumental firepower also gives the band and producer John Morand lots of elasticity in matching the arrangement to the mood of each song. There's the nice acoustic underpinning of "Let Your Troubles Roll By," the heavy guitar work on the bridge of "Changeless," the guitar runs and steady backbeat of "This Is My Song!," and the heavy bass that anchors "Grey Sky Eyes." Of course, none of this would work so well without good vocals, and Carbon Leaf is blessed with more than one good singer. A solid entry into the mainstream, Indian Summer seems to promise more good things from Carbon Leaf. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford Jr., Rovi

Performer	Carbon Leaf
Music genre	Alternative
Music release type	Album
Media format	CD
Original release date	2004
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	Life Less Ordinary,What About Everything?,Changeless,This Is My Song!,Grey Sky Eyes,Raise the Roof,Paloma,One Prarie Outpost,Let Your Troubles Roll By,When I'm Alone,The Sea
Record label	Vanguard Records
Track name	Faithful, Still in Love, Tell Me, That's What Love Can Do, What You Won't Do for Love, King of Wishful Thinking, The Sun and the Moon, Count Me Out, Crystal Ball, Forget That Girl, Bluebeat, I Want You Back, A Taste of Things to Come, Indian Summer, Horizontal Lines, The Many-Colored Paper, The Country Fiddle A, The Country Fiddle B, The Country Fiddle C, Heyday of the Blood, Foggy Eyes, Lady Lazarus, You Know It's Going to Hurt, Indian Summer Aren't You, Angel?, Indian Summer mm, Indian Summer Woolworm, Indian Summer Reflections on Milkweed, Indian Summer Sugar Pill, Indian Summer I Think Your Train Is Leaving, Indian Summer Touch The Wing of an Angel… Doesn't Mean You Can Fly, Indian Summer Truman, Indian Summer Orchard, Indian Summer ???
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N