might remind you of a Natalie
Merchant fronted Fleetwood
Mac with a driving Wilco-esque
sound and sensibility and it’s
these elements that have gar-
nered them much local praise.
Sadly, Landreth was diagnosed
with incurable breast cancer in
2015 although she’s Not Out of
Time quite yet as the title of the
groups new 5-song vinyl EP de-
clares. The songs that brim with
themes of adult angst, lost loves,
perseverance through pain, and
the transcendent power of mu-
sic – are made all the more poi-
gnant by their current uncertain
future. Still there’s triumph here
especially on “Next Trip Around
the Sun” that finds Landreth
coming to grips with mortality as
she discards her fear, surrenders
control, and sets out to achieve
her dreams. That’s something we
can all applaud.
The Force MDs were the fore-
runners of the New Jack Swing
movement who scored a top ten
single with “Tender Love” fol-
lowed up by their first #1 R&B
Listen to “Next Trip Around The Sun” by Birdseed
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