Driven by an acoustic backing, a powerful voice, and a message and story that stick with you, Chucky Trading Co’s ‘Shadow’ is bound to turn a few heartstrings. A fairly by the numbers folk rock tune, there’s something intriguing within the vocal harmonies that keeps you hooked. There’s a simple acoustic riff that strums along as singer-songwriter CS Taber gives a bellowing and deep vocal performance just powered with aching emotion. From a childhood immersed in the spirits and rhythms of Central and West Africa to his coming of age in the rich acoustic traditions of Appalachia, Taber plays to a broad tapestry of musical textures.
The other half of Chucky Trading Co, Everett Young, is a modern composer who works his magic in film. That same cinematic and all most visual aspect is able to come through on a song like Shadows, with the production perfectly mirroring CS Taber’s vocals.