What The Listeners Say:
Seven Days – Burlington, VT – Colin Clary:
Val Davis first album, Immortal, is made up of eight songs recorded over the last decade in Texas and Vermont. Acoustic and electric guitars and stacked harmonies create a pure folk-rock mood in an America/Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young vein, with a 90s touch in the use of synths in the background. Despite various recording locations, the production is surprisingly consistent the work has a unified sound. Davis plays all the instruments on the four newest tracks and gets a bit of help on the rest. He s a strong singer; his smoky, smooth voice makes even the clunkiest lines sound deep and poetic. What really shines is Davis acoustic guitar playing, though he s no slouch on any of the other instruments. The arrangements, too, are strong. Immortal is the standout track, but all these songs tend to tickle the ear. Eight pretty good songs that sound pretty great. Not bad for a first album.
From Bliss Aquamarine – Birmingham, UK:
Sophisticated melodic rock with folk and psych elements. Val Davis is a very talented songwriter and musician
From The Times Argus – Jim Lowe:
Randolph singer-songwriter Val Davis’ new album, “Immortal,” is a gritty and heartfelt return to the folk-rock of the ’60s and ’70s.
From Radio Paradise:
I really like the guitar in this particular cut. Percussion is great too. Val, you do sound like Peter Gabriel. I hope you find this to be a compliment because I’m sure everyone here means it to be. You are VERY talented. Thanks for sharing your music with us! Leslie
Great song! I too hear Stephen Stills in this. He had a way of making the guitar really sing with harmonics–and so does Val. Add in the excellent writing and beautiful vocals and I’m ready to buy the CD based on just one track. Lee