Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band - Winter Songs (2024)

The latest from Adelaide, South Australia’s Max Savage and the Lofty Mountain Band brings old-timey recording techniques (all musicians gathered in the studio around a single microphone) to a modern blend of bluegrass, folk, and country. The songs here fall mostly in the ballad category of slow songs that tell stories of romance new, old, and lost, and two feature heavenly harmonies from members of the Eileens. Likely due to the aforementioned recording method, Winter Songs is suffused with a feeling of immediacy. It’s a feeling that is magnified on the more intimate songs, especially the a cappella “Mawson Street,” on which Max Savage’s strong voice rings out in an otherwise empty space, the echoes from the corners of the room its only accompaniment.

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Tracklist:
1.01 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band - Mighty Love (4:12)
1.02 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band - Marry Me (4:55)
1.03 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band - Barley and Rye (4:56)
1.04 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band, Chelsea McGuinness - Slow Dancing (5:21)
1.05 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band, The Eileens - Battle Cry (3:56)
1.06 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band, The Eileens - Little Sister (6:29)
1.07 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band - Mawson Street (2:04)
1.08 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band - Tried To Say (4:17)
1.09 - Max Savage, the Lofty Mountain Band - Winter Songs (5:36)