Canadian folk-pop trio Wild Rivers takes the name of its new album from its opening cut, “Never Better.” The implied assertion, writes Scott Stroud of The Associated Press, is at least debatable. The band’s last full album, “Sidelines,” landed in 2022 as a no-skip masterpiece.
This album cover image released by Nettwerk Music Group shows “Never Better Out” by Wild Rivers. This album cover image released by Nettwerk Music Group shows “Never Better Out” by Wild Rivers. This album cover image released by Nettwerk Music Group shows “Never Better Out” by Wild Rivers. This album cover image released by Nettwerk Music Group shows “Never Better Out” by Wild Rivers. This album cover image released by Nettwerk Music Group shows “Never Better Out” by Wild Rivers.
This album, set for release July 26, doesn’t sustain those heights all the way through, but that’s a high bar. It does contain enough of the band’s secret sauce, the poignant lyrics and elegant harmonies of singers Khalid Yassein and Devan Glover, to qualify as a worthy follow-up. Of course, it’s never smart for a band to keep doing the same things over again, and Wild Rivers hasn’t done that. The trio, whose third member is Andrew Oliver, has always operated on the fault line betweenand pop. “Never Better” probably veers more toward pop than most of its previous work. Produced by Gabe Wax, who helpedTake the title cut, “Never Better.” It’s a fine song, but the opening lick and the song’s main hook sound a little too much like“A Sky Full of Stars.
“Backfire,” a poignant ballad about the delicate balance between friendship and love, begins with perhaps the rawest moment on the album, when Glover begins: “From the second we met I knew you’d be significant.” It’s unadorned and vulnerable, and her voice meets the moment. He waits until midway through to come in underneath her, happy to help her soar.
So yeah, Wild Rivers is at its best when Yassein and Glover are allowed to rise above the sound. Both are amazing singers, and it would be hard to find a band with more complementary voices working on each other’s behalf.
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