Willard Grant Conspiracy: Pilgrim Road

Having only listened to WGC sporadically, I shall not pretend to be able to judge if this release is a step forward, backwards or sidewards in their career. It this, though, a marvelous set of songs. Yes, perhaps, broodingly dark and somber; and, yes, perhaps the lyrics are quite morose: perhaps, then, music fitting for our times. You could, perhaps, debate the technical merits of Robert Fisher’s voice: you could, instead, just marvel at his delivery and timing and the dark lushness of it: perhaps on my fave track so far, “Jerusalem Bells”. It does not come much better than this.