HEAVY HORSES

A worthy follow-up to the fantastic Songs From the Woods, with another strong album, continuing somewhat in the folk-influenced and more acoustic style of that previous album, but with some interesting twists. Lyrically, Heavy Horses shifts to more earthly and realist themes of country living, and thus is a bit more somber in mood, and doesn't quite have the energy and dynamics of the previous album. However, the songs are uniformly good to great, again mixing more rock-oriented songs with delicate acoustic tracks and beautiful melodies. Best tracks: One Brown Mouse, Acres Wild, Moths, Rover, And The Mouse Police Never Sleep. Rating: 4.0