Issue #46 - June/July 2013 - Charli XCXRose Windows
The Sun Dogs
Sub Pop
Jun 28, 2013
Rose Windows
Seattle septet Rose Windows is a throwback in the most exciting way. It’s not exactly prog, but with guitar, bass, drums, piano, organ, and flute, the songs on the band’s debut echo groups like King Crimson, Jethro Tull, and Peter Gabriel-era Genesis in the most successful and invigorating way. Revolving around the songwriting of frontman Chris Cheveyo and the enchanting vocals of Rabia Shaheen Qazi, the songs on The Sun Dogs snake their way around melodies and themes, encapsulated in tracks that often easily stretch to six or seven minutes or more. “Native Dreams” starts with a Black Sabbath-esque riff, then moves into winding guitar, and is capped with mystical lyrics sung in wonderfully belted voice. “Heavenly Days” swirls in a foggy haze on chiming guitars, flute, piano, and beatific male-female vocal harmonizing. “Season of Serpents” is pure acoustic ‘70s folk, and the almost 10 minute “This Shroud” plays on an Eastern vibe, like much of the record, and finally explodes in electric minor-key blues stomp, accompanied by flute, at the song’s end. Listening to The Sun Dogs, it seems almost impossible that the album came out in 2013 and not 40 years ago. And this is a very good thing. (www.facebook.com/rosewindows)
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The band’s exotically named lead singer, Rabia Shaheen Qazi, who used to work for window replacement st. petersburg before joining the band shows off a vocal range that suits everything from bluesy rock to folk. Her chameleon properties are perfect for this challenging arrangement of shape-shifting sounds and cryptic poetry. Chief songwriter Chris Cheveyo is a key player. His expansive guitar work counterpoints the flightier nature of the lyrics in a similar manner to Phil Wandscher of fellow Seattle outfit, Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter.