THE ZEALOT GENE

This album could have been written in the 70s. Is that good, and the style brings back the effective and catchy prog folk of their first works, especially Stand up, Benefit or Aqualung. My favourite songs are the title track, Shoshana sleeping, Sad city sisters, The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde, Where did saturday go? and the wonderful In brief visitation, that would have fitted perfectly on any of those albums.

Overall, It is a very consistent work with no weak songs, all filled with references, sounds, stylistic resources and progressions of that era, wich makes listening from the beginning to the end a very rewarding experience.

3.5 stars