Cleopatra

It’s an album that coheres more effectively than did the first, and it’s one that shows an adventurousness while staying within sight of the elemental spirit of its inspiration.

The three-piece group are still serving up the same piano jaunts you’d likely play on sticky summer nights and long drives through the mountains.

For the most part, Cleopatra creates a slow drift, manifest in a sound that’s far too elusive for immediate gratification.