High Bias Ten Mile Tide's third record features well-executed bluegrass and by-the-numbers mountain music. But the five-piece band hails from San Francisco, so I guess it's not really mountain music. The songs have an unusually polished sound that comes from playing tons of shows. The first tracks, "River Sun and Rain" and "Bad Girls" sum up the record—solid songwriting and rich musicianship coated in a healthy sense of humor. Ten Mile Tide is clearly a touring band, but this is a very good, very fun record. Please click here to view the original article. |