Crack-Up has upended the quiet order of the Americana scene, that bulwark of Anglo-American popular music whose primary colours are blues, country, rock and folk. Harmonized voices transcend the legacy of the Byrds, Beach Boys, Beatles, Mamas and the Papas and of course Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The orchestral diversity (acoustic, electric, synthetic), the integration of contemporary styles, the richness of harmonic concepts, the finesse of the production — this thing is a classic!
