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Satellite Gods

Independent Release, 2016

This album is full of surprises. Starting with “Falling to Earth,” it initially feels like a ragged rocker that a million bar bands could deliver. But it quickly transforms to a lush, blithe number, complete with a resounding and irresistible chorus. This is followed immediately by “Saturday Night in Riga,” a loungey, lighthearted song, which moves breezily.

Covering a lot of territory here, rock, pop, Celtic, folk and blues, the songs have a lyrical and sonic potency. The songs play out like stories about family, not fitting in, and arduous journeys. Vocalist Brendan MacMahon delivers it all in a in poetic fashion and open to interpretation, MacMahon is able to weave tales and write music so entwined you cease to try to separate music from lyrics.

The Satellite Gods should remain in orbit for some time to follow.