Lousie Taylor appears to have skipped those boring After School Specials to go out and live in her developing years as a musician. Then she came home, picked and strummed at her six-string while musing thoughts with chord patterns. Looking for Rivers is an acoustical harmony of an indefinable nature. Taylor has blended delicate notes and choppy strums of her guitar into a bluesy, contemporary, and folk-oriented format. The girl goes anywhere from placid ballads through pop inklings and ends up with an international flavored last cut.

The disc begins with exploring the dynamics of voice and rhythm in a simple beat titled "For You." The next cut, "High Plateau" has that seductive lure of Ricky Lee Jones' "Flying Cowboys." "Walking Shoes" is a sultry, blues laden tune while songs like "Fire and Brimstone" offer serenity and rest. "Squeal of the Wheel" is the vintage rocker as "Endless Highway" travels country roads. Ending the plethora of styles is "Los Flores" reminding us of delicaate Spanish colors and the narrow pathways to the market.

Looking for Rivers is a great disc of originals by this Vermont native. Taylor is one of those songwriters who realizes not every word has to rhyme or that each verse has to have the same number of syllables. She is a seasoned musician.

Reviewer:   Courtesy of Flash Magazine.