New England`s Pondering Judd are veterans of the scene, going back to the days before anyone had coined the word "Americana." Singer Martin England voice and the band`s sound shares the rock richness of the Gear Daddies while also completely nailing traditional country ballad. The band takes pride in its storytelling. Coalesce is an interesting journey as it is a pseudo concept album taking the listener on an arc from sunlight to dark of night. The journey, though, is really in the trip the band has taken since starting in 1993 having it coalesce in this moment. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (self)
