Here is a recent review in Madison’s 77 Square (http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/reviews/article_eb2112c4-d075-11de-a397-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story):

“Turning Home” (self-released)

The opening lines of this warm, engaging third release by local folk duo calicoDrifters set up and sum up the tone of the entire album: “At the corner of Friday night’s kisses/And Saturday’s early regret.”

Thomas Burns’ lyrics weigh like a yoke with their heavy implications, yet sit comfortably with a quiet sense of love and loyalty. He and Sue Prodell trade off lead vocals as if they’re taking turns telling each other an old story. Burns sharpens these stories with a tight lyrical focus and details that expand in their specificity. He’s also got an ear for humor (”I’ve got a man in New York City/Though to be fair, it’s South St. Paul”).

The bittersweet tone courses smoothly until the surprisingly sour but punchy final track about “the revulsion that’s between us now.” It’s a jarring sentiment, but it fits within the album’s overall theme – a life-embracing, “this too shall pass” acceptance.

The calicoDrifters’ next gig is on Mary Gaines’ and Chris Wagoner’s live talk show “Mad Toast Live!” Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 8 p.m. at the Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave. No cover, but donations are encouraged.

- Katjusa Cisar, The Capital Times