The House at Sea - Nautical Themed Home Decor for Coastal & Beach House Style - Perfect for Living Room, Bedroom, or Vacation Home Decor

Closer to 5 than 4 on the star rating. Spanish guitars bringing sunlight to tales of Winter as other instrumentation is used sparingly but effectively. The piano, for example, is hardly present and is used very simply but still adds an extra dimension to a couple of songs and the drumming on "In the Winter Sun" is just joyous Free Jazz heaven in itself. Highlights include the title track, a hallucinatory journey and "Viento del Mar" which is a slow burning gem leading to a sunburst of psychedelic guitar work. The vocals are mostly hushed or whispered intimately throughout, with the lyrics hinting at darkness in the periphery which seems to come to the fore in "Maureen", a haunting dreamscape which ends the album. Think that this is vinyl worthy, so I'll have to shell out for another copy.