Treetop Flyers-Palomino: an intense and compelling set, unsparing in emotional delivery

It would be reasonable to posit that a London band named after a Stephen Stills song would follow through and immerse itself in the music of their CSNY inspiration and his so-Cal tribe from the 1960s and 1970s. That assumption is tested, though not seriously, over the 11 tracks on Treetop Flyers' second album, a successor to the well-received 2013 debut, The Mountain Moves. Palomino has something of a Stygian backdrop; the songs chronicle a sequence of grim tidings, including break-ups and family bereavement, while one of their number left during the recording. If anything, this has galvanised the band to produce an intense and compelling set, illuminated by the likes of 31 Years, It's a Shame and Falling Back. Singer Reid Morrison is unsparing in his emotional delivery, and guitar riffs and organ abound. The listener just needs to master a time shift. treetopflyers.co.uk