Bermuda Triangle Service - High Swan Dive (BTS, 2004)

Bermuda Triangle Service
High Swan Dive
BTS
2004

Rating: 6.5 grass skirts out of 10

It’s not often that group can come right out of the gate sounding this good, this professional, this polished, all of their own merit – but that is exactly what we have with Bermuda Triangle Service. This three piece led by Cynthia Wiggington has played with such greats as Richard Buckner, Alejandro Escavedo, and the Mekons, and have given San Francisco a fresh shot of alt-country that doesn’t sound too much like anything else but is instantly recognizable at the same time. According to the band’s press sheet, Wiggington started writing these songs while “sequestered on a tropical island”, which might explain the strains of Hawaiian or Caribbean music that give that make the overall sound of this record particularly unique. Fans of Carolyn Marks, Neko Case, Tift Merritt and that lot would probably enjoy this. Definitely worth checking out if you like strong songwriting with a little twang...and maybe a little hula thrown in.