MetalJazz Says No One Else Sounds Like Black Nile

According to MetalJazz.com, “Indigo Garden contains Black Nile‘s densest concentration of capital-T Tunes. ‘Exposure’ works as both concept and joyful expression — it’s uptempo, downtempo and both at the same time, with a memorable sax riff. ‘Slauson Fog’ takes off like classic fusion, with urgent drum counterpoint pushback and a riffy bridge. Moving on from Lawrence’s hesitation standup bass, ‘Ashes in the Berkshires’ draws from melody after melody, pauses to consider the effect, lets the piano spread a picnic blanket, and behold, Aaron delivers a passionate declaration of love. In ‘Danielle,’ Aaron’s tenor sax makes heart-wrenching changes from gratitude to pleading to resignation; you can feel the ultimate cessation behind your eyeballs.nWith Myles Martin’s drums lighting fires and Luca Mendoza’s effervescent piano bubbling up everywhere, Indigo Garden never lacks excitement, color and super musicianship. Add the variety and the atmosphere, and you get an album that keeps telling you, “Just one more,” then you have to start over, or tap one of Black Nile’s other recordings. Because no one else sounds like this.”

Here‘s the full review; Indigo Garden is at radio now from MASS MoCA.