Welcome Joy

The second album from Seattle's Cave Singer's, Welcome Joy, is a gorgeous, rich folky stew hitting musical touchstones from Led Zeppelin's III (think 'Bron Yr Aur Stomp') to Iron and Wine, CCR, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, and Will Oldham, all with a healthy dollop of the more mournful Stevie Nicks songs from Fleetwood Mac's mid-'70s period. Produced by Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, Destroyer, Ladyhawk), the album is far richer and more interesting sounding than their debut. The Cave Singer's perform their dramatic, forlorn and occasionally triumphant music in a wonderfully autumnal haze.