{"id":2260,"date":"2014-02-08T20:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2015-10-20T19:39:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T19:39:32","slug":"the-grahams-rivermans-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/08\/the-grahams-rivermans-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grahams – Riverman’s Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Samuel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb 08, 2014 at 08:00 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"For years, I held a pretty strong prejudice against the \u201cmarried couple\u201d bands. Normally, they were gimmicky groups filled with bad duets advertising the fact that they were a married couple. However, in recent years, those feelings have faded as more musicians have gravitated towards each other in music and romantic ways. In fact, many of the bands I enjoy these days have connections outside of just playing in the same group of musicians. The Grahams are definitely a band that could find their way into that list.<\/p>\n

Outside of the information that Alyssa and Doug Graham have been sweethearts from their youth and eventually married included in their press list and their impressive ability to harmonize together, the information never really serves any purpose outside of an interesting piece of trivia and an explanation of the band\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

As the story attached to the album goes, the Grahams holed up on a house boat along the Atchafalaya in Louisiana and worked out the songs that comprise Riverman\u2019s Daughter. The themes and sounds of Louisiana and the south come alive in the compositions, despite the Grahams being New Yorkers. Their ability to relate the sound, the spirit and the tales of the region make all those old Pace Picante commercials look downright dumb.<\/p>\n

All jokes aside, this album is pretty solid from start to finish. Alyssa\u2019s vocals are able to touch on ragtime shuffles, country crooning and mellow blues. The instrumentation is ample, but not overpowering. It allows the stories told in the songs to shine while accentuating the mood. And, as I mentioned before, Doug\u2019s harmonizing blends perfectly throughout the album.<\/p>\n

I had missed this album when it was initially released, but now it has been pushed back out with bonus tracks, including a great live interpretation of Neil Young\u2019s Down by the River. This is something definitely worth popping in, hitting repeat and relaxing on a weekend morning, as long as you\u2019re fine with stopping what you\u2019re doing ever so often to admire the work of The Grahams.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Samuel Barker Feb 08, 2014 at 08:00 AM For years, I held a pretty strong prejudice against the \u201cmarried couple\u201d bands. Normally, they were gimmicky groups filled with bad duets advertising the fact that they were a married couple. However, in recent years, those feelings have faded as more musicians have gravitated towards… <\/p>\n

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