If it’s something cosy you’re after on these chilly autumn days then plug your auditory nerves into Dry The River's sepia coloured tunes. Warm and folky, with a Grizzly Bear ring to both the instrumentals and the harmonized vocals, this is a band with a talent for that fuzzy feeling. The fivesome hail from London and have an easy comfort to their songs that is nicely offset against the wordy lyrics and some pretty impressive vocal ranges. You can download a free three-track EP from www.myspace.com/drytherivermusic which is full of nod along tracks to keep you from taking your SAD out on your fellow commuters as the mornings get darker. ‘Coast’ is sweet and tuneful, swinging to a brushed country-esque beat and overlaid some lovely harmonies, whilst ‘Shaker Hymns’ is structured around its clever storytelling lyrics and ‘History Book’ is a delicate acoustic guitar and weaving vocal.
The band have had well deserved attention from BBC Introducing and appear to be taking the first steps of that upward climb to basecamp on the mountain of success. Part of their expedition is the exhaustion-inducing touring schedule recently posted on their myspace that declares you can catch these easy folksters at venues around the country including The Nest in Dalston on 15th Dec.
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