Quilt

iTunes Review

Boston’s Quilt is perfectly named. The band is both complicated and simple, homey and comforting, encircled by just enough raggedy fringe to keep things interesting and out of the blue-ribbon range of perfection. With jangling guitars, shimmery percussion, a Farfisa organ, and pillowy vocals, the group excels at organic freak-folkiness (“Cowboys in the Void,” “Children of Light," “Penobska Oakwalk“) and vintage, psychedelic ambling that's both charming and memorable, even when it changes shape and color (“Milo,” “Rabid Love”). Fans of Tim Cohen’s many alter egos (White Fences, Fresh and Onlys, etc.) will find Quilt right up their alley. Like those bands, this trio has a knack for poppy melodies that worm their way into your head and surface when you least expect them, due in large part to the beautiful, mantric, two- and three-part harmonies of Anna Fox Rochinski and Shane Butler. Quilt is the most transportive bowl of chicken soup you’ve ever had on a rainy day.