From opening track \u201cI Can Hear the Sound\u201d (all ebullient piano and driving drums) to closing track \u201cHigh Above\u201d (a cascade of tubular bells and marching strings), The Great Divide pulls for your attention. Finely crafted and pieced together by Newnan, Georgia\u2019s Stella StageCoach, Divide is a wonder of cellos, violas, saxophones, vocals, drums and guitars. It\u2019s a sun kissed album of your favorite musical memory, whether it be decades old or from mere days ago.<\/p>\n
Divide maintains a folky veneer even as it experiments with various styles. \u201cWe Have The Light\u201d paces into a lively rumba while Matthew Morgan and Victoria Cockrum jaunt through a genteel duet. The title track lilts along with a happy ukulele, while the stellar \u201cPaper Crown\u201d waltzes by before being swept up in a myriad of strings. It would be easy to scold Stella Stage Coach for its scattered display of musical modes if it wasn’t so subtle and confident at every turn.<\/p>\n
Are there some issues? Sure. \u201cHe Won’\u2019 Stop\u201d would easily be the best song if it weren’t so long, while \u201cThe Night the Angels Cried\u201d lumbers in repetition midway through the album, slowing down Divide\u2019s powerful momentum.<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s no real reason to fuss. The album\u2019s best song, the riotous \u201cWhat Have I Done,\u201d gives rise to a simple answer. What have they done? They\u2019ve created a lasting piece of elegance. Newnan should be proud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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