Dead Diamond River
Dead Diamond River shows the strengths of Americana today. It looks to the past without getting stuck in it, allowing a stable foundation for the future and beautifully proving that it is, in fact, impossible to know where you are going without first knowing where you have been --TrebleThis EP is a huge step forward for the band. If you liked them before, you will really like them now, and if you never heard them before, this is where you should begin. --AllMusic.comThroughout Dead Diamond River, acoustic guitars, vibraphones, glockenspiels, pedal steels, organs, and analog synths intermingle with harmonious fluidity, resulting in a sum much greater than its parts. You don't need to have seen San Francisco to appreciate their visceral orchestrations; like any successfully evocative folk music, the portraits the band etch are almost better than the real thing for their fictitiously preserved perfection. --PitchforkThis EP is a huge step forward for the band. If you liked them before, you will really like them now, and if you never heard them before, this is where you should begin. --AllMusic.comThroughout Dead Diamond River, acoustic guitars, vibraphones, glockenspiels, pedal steels, organs, and analog synths intermingle with harmonious fluidity, resulting in a sum much greater than its parts. You don't need to have seen San Francisco to appreciate their visceral orchestrations; like any successfully evocative folk music, the portraits the band etch are almost better than the real thing for their fictitiously preserved perfection. --Pitchfork