Search - The Old Kings :: Welcome to the Inn of Happiness

The World Is Golden

Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 10/22/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This disc by independent band The Old Kings is an unexpected charmer. Flying below the radar screen for most people, this band offers soft wispy melodies that are catchy, well produced and keep me hitting the repeat button on certain tracks. "But I'm Still Here" is a jazzy hook-laden charmer that is entrancing. Songwriter and guitarist Patrick Linton has soft vocals that are engaging as on "Yellow Dusk," "And though it seems that I am older, a thing I never wanted to be, and suddenly the world is golden, there is nothing left out there for me." "Where I'm Going" is a piano based road song like a pastiche of images, "And I look into those eyes, we got such a long way to go." While not every track works equally well, the CD maintains interest because Linton has unique musical ideas and keeps trying different things. Enjoy!"