A Wave of Golden Things

Watch / Track Listing  The Wind, She Whispers Expectations Happy Birthday in Jail Ask Me Again A Number of Signs Deep Feels Seven Shades of Blues A Wave of Golden Things Description Tall Tall Trees is songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Savino. A Wave of Golden Things, his fourth studio album, opens with the distant crow of a rooster and takes off in a dust cloud of swirling banjo, drums, and bass, melding the influences of Pink Floyd and Cat Stevens with inspiration from banjo pioneers Earl Scruggs and Bela Fleck. Savino, who self-records and produces his music, abandoned the heavily-layered textures of 2017’s Freedays for a more organic, stripped-down approach on A Wave of Golden Things, leaving his distinct voice as the centerpiece and opting for an immersive experience—setting up residence and a mobile recording rig on a hemp farm in the Appalachian mountains. Despite the sparse arrangements, Savino still manages to evoke the sonic imagery and pastoral landscape