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DELGIRL: Porchlight

As the follow up to their Tui Award winning debut ‘Two, Maybe, Three Days Ride’, Delgirl have created a patchwork of perfectly crafted home-grown acoustic songs. ‘Porchlight’ was recorded in the depths of a snow-filled, South Otago winter over two weeks, produced by Nick Bollinger, recorded and mixed by Ross McNab at Sweetway Studios and mastered by Dale Cotton. All songs were written, arranged and performed by band members Deirdre, Erin and Lynn. This multi-talented trio moves effortlessly from drums to ukulele and vocals, from trumpet to guitar and banjo, building their folk-country-blues songs. Each of the women shares song-writing duets leading to a nice mix of voices and styles held together by strong three-part harmonies and visual lyrics. The trio work well together and as long time friends are a natural fit for each other vocally and musically. Railway stands out for its understated beauty, while the stripped back Sister Mother’ is a gospel infused track built on double bass, vocals, a dash of guitar and simple percussion. Sunny, happy tracks like Honey are needed to stop the album from being too mellow and keep things moving along at a pace despite the hefty, 15-track listing. Overall this album is delightful in its simplicity. There are no fancy tricks here – just good, honest back-to-basics songs and music.

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