Mad River

Mad River 2 is a waltz-time slow burn that earns its 4:27 by actually going somewhere. The track opens in spare, fingerpicked B major with the kind of patience that trusts the listener, and the payoff arrives when the rhythm section finally locks in and the harmonies stack above the mix with real lift. At 112 BPM in 3/4, it has the gentle forward roll of a late-period Tom Petty ballad, unhurried but never inert. A dependable cut that rewards the full listen.