ThereвЂ™s a modest 60s undercurrent to the BlossomsвЂ™ sound, somewhat akin to an old Neil Diamond chestnut like вЂSolitary ManвЂ™.

On вЂRunawayвЂ™ the twosome sing вЂњHave you found another fool / To do anything for you / Will you ever see / what you did to meвЂќ as reverbed guitar even brings some nifty Spaghetti Western soul to the mid-tempo nugget. Hints of pedal steel, electric piano and sparse drums provide the instrumental muscle behind melancholy moments like вЂIf I Saw YouвЂ™, вЂI Could Almost CryвЂ™, вЂBroken HeartвЂ™ and вЂNot the Only OneвЂ™, all of which convey a sorrowful, even regretful nature by their titles alone. The BlossomsвЂ™ may eschew guitar solos and extended instrumental passages, but these tunes still soar gracefully due to the effortless harmonies and uncluttered arrangements. ItвЂ™s not an issue when you can craft minor gems with such subtle backing that's as strikingly conceived as these.Д®ight of the 11 tracks are done and dusted in under three minutes each, yet none feel rushed or dashed off. Longtime fans wonвЂ™t be surprised that the pair hardly stray from the sound of their two previous releases. ThatвЂ™s all they required to craft this 11-track set of sublime and beautifully hewed country/folk. Longtime engineer Alex Hall brought his mobile recording unit in, the duo keeping the shape of their sparse touring band to bass, drums and keyboards. For their third studio album, shop was set up in PageвЂ™s basement.

Cactus album