LEGENDS

US project ACCOLADE was formed back in 2006, with the creative duo of Stefanie Renee and Aaron Goldstein the backbone of this venture, from what I understand. They released their full-length debut album "Festivalia" in 2012. "Legends" is their second studio production. It was self-released on a limited edition vinyl in December 2013, and was also made available as a digital download.

"Legends" is an album that contains music and lyrics that fit the album title to a T. Ancient myths and legends, and of course the Arthurian side story of Tennyson that is the quite literal inspiration for the B side of this vinyl LP, caters quite nicely for the lyrics part of this, and the blend of medieval-like folk music and progressive rock that has the sound of a classic early '70s production will also evoke associations to legends, albeit of a different sort. Renaissance has been stated as a source of inspiration by this band, and I estimate that fans of that band should find this album to be rather enjoyable as well.