All Sam Roberts is kind of a geek. At least some of the inspiration for his band’s latest record, Lo-Fantasy, comes from the pages of the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings. And like the journey chronicled in Tolkien’s classic tomes, Roberts’ new record adventurously traverses a wide array of treacherous terrains, stylistically speaking. The album is a rich fusion of funk, house, rock, African music and weird a cappella dwarf songs. OK, we made that last one up. But still, this is diverse, worldly and engaging stuff. Catch the Sam Roberts Band at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge in South Burlington on Saturday, May 3, with Current Swell.
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