The Union
A dusty, gospel-soaked collaboration that trades stadium glitter for wooden-room warmth. Two piano legends finding common ground in rootsy, soulful Americana.
October 11, 2010 · Mercury
A dusty, gospel-soaked collaboration that trades stadium glitter for wooden-room warmth. Two piano legends finding common ground in rootsy, soulful Americana.
October 11, 2010 · Mercury
An aged, tobacco-stained grit settles over this collaborative roots-rock summit, which trades the polished adult-contemporary sheen of recent years for the creaking, live-in-the-room warmth of a Southern revival tent. The music is defined by the heavy, interlocking syncopation of two distinct piano styles, letting a rolling, gospel-infused funk and swampy mysticism sand down the singer's familiar melodic precision. It is a slow-burning, deeply respectful communion that honors a lifelong hero through a shared, analog-rich history.
How does The Union sound next to the rest of Elton John's catalogue?
Cabin In Woods saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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