and his band mates caused a so-called folk revival with their debut (2009) and successor (2012). The uplifting music, with a prominent place for the banjo, performed well. Nevertheless, this banjo was abandoned after two albums. The band worked on (2015) towards a more stadium-oriented sound, a development that also includes , and have gone through. The British are continuing this line on
… Delta, as is evident from the opening number that is stuffed with sing-along 'oooooooh's'. The next song, with grand piano sounds and whining guitars, takes the same approach. You may already be able to guess what the rest of the album is like. Almost every song has a rippling structure with a climax at the end. This monotonous approach does not add flavor to this enormously salt-free album that will probably rock enough people in the air with a lighter in a live setting. (JvQ)more
