![]() ![]() ![]() Sansone coos to his lover, amid airy trills and the spry rhythms of coffeehouse guitar. “Every day / And every night I’m dreaming of you,” Mr. “Canyon Arrow,” the opening track, is a meticulously arranged mélange of acoustic guitars, glockenspiel, vibes, congas, cello, and, of course, flute, all held together by New York bassist Brad Jones’s fluid and supple tones. The group, fronted by Wilco sidemen and multi-instrumentalists John Stirrat and Pat Sansone, has recorded a seductive collection of strummy, breezy love songs. One of the season’s easiest-going releases is the self-titled new album by the Autumn Defense (Broadmoor). So it’s quirky to note that Chicago, which boasts a bleeding-edge independent music scene notorious for its genre scrambles, free-jazz fusions and “post-rock” experimentation, may be the capital of the budding New Mellow. Pop diva Norah Jones even coined a name for artwise musicians playing to the concept when, in a typically self-deprecating aside, she called her brand of song “mock soft-c- rock” - an inversion of the priapic principle advanced by arena legends like the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin 35 years ago. Have you never been mellow? Though 1970s pop confections like Bread might rightfully be deemed eternally unhip - it’s widely considered the musical equivalent of a high school yearbook inscription - the lighter touch of Nixon-era Top 40 has a surprisingly strong appeal. ![]()
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