San Isabel (LP)
Jamestown Revival
Amoeba Review
08/06/2020
Austin-based Americana/country duo Jamestown Revival shine on their third album, San Isabel. Named after the rustic location where they recorded the album — a cabin, natch, in Colorado’s San Isabel National Forest — the exquisite harmonies and polished songwriting will certainly make listeners prick up their ears. The band are skilled artisans, their music trafficking in sunny Californian melodies with backwoods grit, verve, and soulfulness. In the hands of lots of other bands, this combination of traits would sound overly-produced and radio-ready, but such is not the case for longtime pals Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance. A tip of the hat to Jamestown Revival, not only for their obvious musical talents but for rooting themselves in an authenticity and passion that makes their music (pun not quite intended) really sing.