"A textural/experimental streak runs through Seaton's guitar playing, showing influences of Ben Monder when in jazz mode, Loren Mazzacane Connors in bluesier settings. Lucas' octave-jumping and sudden shifts from sweetness to sorrow evoke the young Joni Mitchell, although she has her own personality. Folk singers-songwriters aficionados need to pay attention: either Callers will be the next big thing on the scene, or Fortune will become a sought-after rarity. Highly recommended."
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"Upon listening to Fortune in the car on one of those days last month when the global economy looked like it was going to collapse, I actually had to shut it off because it got to be too much. And of course, that's meant as high praise." |
| – Pitchfork [read full review here] |
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"a splendid singer that might remind you a Nina Simone or a sedated Janis Joplin." |
| – Communicazione Interna [read full review here] |
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"...eleven rare and heady compositions, each of which claims the freedom of the wind to carry its changing emotions." |
| – Magic Magazine [read full review here] |
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"Like a dark horse on a crooked mile, Brooklyn duo Callers kicks up dusty folk-blues on its intensely intimate debut, Fortune." |
| – Austin Chronicle [read more here] |
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"Fortune is a real breath of fresh air, particularly notable for vocalist Sara Lucas' arresting delivery; in the quiet acoustic numbers she sounds like a reined in Josephine Foster, while the harder-edged, sprawling rock sounds of the title track and 'The Upper Lands' find her effortlessly inhabiting a persona that's like a cross between Patti Smith and Karen Dalton. Equally commendable are the supporting players, whose instrumental skills are rarefied and expertly performed, never more so than on the shuffling, electric blues number 'More Than Right', which proves that the band are as adept at tackling loose, freewheeling song structures as they are the more finely worked compositions, such as the exquisitely refined 'Rone'. Highly recommended." |
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"evokes the dusty intimacy of Mazzy Star, albeit with a stronger predilection for country, blues, and folk rock...a powerful, yet brief statement that seems to linger just long enough to make a great impression." |
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"Brooklyn’s Callers have an unstoppable combination going for them: the pairing of Sara Lucas’ hauntingly rich and ambient vocals with Ryan Seaton’s virtuoso guitar playing." |
| – Pop Matters [read full review here] |
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"The journey of a lifetime in just over half an hour." |
| – Blow Up Magazine [read full review here] |
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"...Fortune moves effortlessly from start to finish, and is only made more complex and appealing given the diversity of its songs." |
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"On their debut release, the duo mixes it up stylistically and demonstrates a commanding range in presenting material that extends from medieval folk songs and wistful balladry to slow-burning blues settings." |
| – Textura [read full review here] |
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| "you’ll be left in no doubt as to the talent this particular troupe possesses, carving out their own intoxicating niche, while recalling music of yore." |
| – [sic] Magazine [read full review here] |
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"The band's music is full of blues and country references, although the songwriting has a progressive approach to these genres: some tracks like "More Than Right" make Nick Cave's slower ballads spring to mind, while others recall The Cowboy Junkies of course, and - once again - Joni Mitchell." |
| – The Deli NYC [read full review here] |
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| Additional coverage of Fortune can be found here: Exclaim, Sodapop, Kronic, Sentire Ascoltare, Hungry Hungry Models, Maps |
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