Yellow Moon
The Neville Brothers are a New Orleans institution. Their voices glide freely and harmonize into a rich texture. ForYellow Moon, they enlisted the help of producerDaniel Lanoisto meld their voices and rhythms with his swampy dreamscapes. The percussion is subtle, the guitars melt into the background, and the voices puncture the placid night sky, as if providing the soundtrack to an old western. Two protest-eraDylansongs ("With God on Our Side" and "The Ballad of Hollis Brown") are recast as modern anthems for spiritual reconciliation.  TheSam Cookeclassic "A Change is Gonna Come" remains an envied promise, while the original material (the title track; "Sister Rosa," aboutRosa Parks) is among their finest. Not a return to form, but rather a welcome break from tradition.--Rob O'Connor