Review: "Gold Fever" - Little Hurricane
”I myself discovered their music on a Thursday, loved them by Friday, and saw them live that Saturday.”
“The Summer air is gone but I don’t care, “sings Anthony “Tone” Catalano, lead singer and guitarist of Little Hurricane, on the opening track of Gold Fever, “Summer Air.” Shortly followed is the eerie repetition of backing vocalist and drummer, Celeste “C.C.” Spina. The two piece band formed back in 2010 via Craig’s List. Ever since, the duo has been hard at work creating two bluesy albums and one unique covers album. Gold Fever, their second original studio album was released on April 29th of this year. The record contains twelve new tracks that were recorded by C.C. and Tone with their crew in a vintage gold miner’s estate in California last year. Little Hurricane claims to adore vintage equipment, for the exquisite sound that is more intimate and a higher quality than the modern digital recording tools. Vintage gear was most definitely used for Gold Fever, and it certainly exhibits excellent sound quality with a clearness that is almost exclusive to this band.
The break out single for this album is titled “Sheep in Wolves Clothes.” A tale about the disgruntled feelings accompanied by the ups and downs of relationships. The album contains guest instrumentalists, such as the horn section that appears on such tracks as “Boiling Water.” Although, the surprise hit of the release is the seventh track, “Breathe,” which compared to the normal dirty sound, slows and strips down to an acoustic guitar and light percussion with a sweet melodica part as well. Another standout track on the album is the grimy licks and lyrics of “Gold Fever,” the title track. Tone opens up screeching “Gold fever got me on high, spinning my head without looking my eye…” and then the song solemnly percusses forward. C.C. soon trades vocals with Tone in a well versed order. Finally, the album closes with a fun sort of love song. “Grand Canyon,” has quite the upbeat occurring with lifting licks and drowning drums as fills, while Tone sings his heart out “I walk in this church just for you… Yeah, you!”
