Alt Country Forum

“Singer-songwriter John ‘Chico’ Finn and guitarist Keith Christopher decided in 2009 to join forces. Supplemented with singer Rebecca Frame, who has a reputation locally with her band (Rebecca Frame and The Honest Mistakes) and a number of renowned musicians, the CD “The Owl Has Landed” with producer Eric Ambel included. John makes no secret and the fact that he was inspired by the Nigerian master Fela Kuti, who is best known for his swinging afrobeat. On the album are songs such as the formation Esquela African Civil War, Whose Land Is It Anyway and to Fela Kuti Country entrusted with a distinct African atmosphere. The musical accompaniment of these songs is fascinating and swings, but in a subdued and sultry way. Multiple spins are needed to discover its beauty.

Besides intense pressure to “The Owl Has Landed” includes space for roots played-from-the-heart songs. On beautiful songs such as Here and Now, Richie and Music Is My Mistress’s hear why the choice has fallen on Rebecca as a singer. Where the range of John Finn is quite limited, it has a powerful and raw voice with arrangements of Janis Joplin, Melissa Etheridge and our own Frédérique Spigt. Rebecca knows the raw altcountrysongs to great heights. “The Owl Has Landed” nobody has a little valley (Tin Horns) sung by Keith Christopher. Furthermore, this excellent album with the cover design of the then twelve year old John Finn, a journey of unpolished energy of Africa to New York.”