Saturday September 24, 2022

On their new LP Rabbit Analog, New England newgrass quartet Mamma’s Marmalade pay tribute to the Americana canon while pulling it right along into today at a joyous gallop. Eminently engaging yet full of nuance, the record draws from acoustic traditions spanning Appalachia and the Ozarks to craft a sound that manages to be at once familiar and definitively fresh. Honeyed harmonies buoy the classic high-lonesome croon of lead vocalist Lily Sexton, sailing above a whirling reel of steel string sonics and pop melody. Glide Magazine says, “…supercharged combustion of string instruments, and indie rock friskiness. Influenced by 70’s folk-pop, bluegrass, and country, the band stirs up its own pot that hollers with Dolly Parton, Hot Rize, and The Incredible String Band.”