There's something relieving about discovering new music that sounds like it was released in the 1970's. Maybe that's because I'm a traditionalist? I just like to know that the comforting, quality sound of music that my dad surrounded me with while I was a child isn't a dying genre. Cotton Jones is so convincingly 1970's, that if I hadn't seen them on youtube, I wouldn't have believed they were a newer band, or as young as they appear to be.
Delicately, the acoustic guitar introduces the soft, melancholy song. The nylon strings almost sound like a lullaby. With a sincerity in his voice, the vocals start in with a soft drawl, that reminds me of a much toned down Warren Haynes. Soon, a female voice, soothing and slightly drawling as well, begins to harmonize. The two together produce such a beautiful sound, I feel a flutter pass through my chest. The hair of my arms stands on end. Emotions, not my own, maybe theirs, begin to flow through me. Maintaining the easy tempo, the song progresses with humming, and la la la's, and I find myself joining them, without actually making the decision to do so.
If you're into The Eagles, Wilco, Badly Drawn Boy, Neil Young or something along those lines, this is your new band for sure!
Nice and mellow. I too am a fan of the 1970's music.
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