by MEGAN TERNES
Intern Lifestyles Reporter

Trio Momentary Prophets includes members Ted Packard, Jake Hull and Logan Byrd from Manassas, Va.  

While attending Christopher Newport University, Momentary Prophets was a duet, consisting of Packard and Hull, who have written folk-acoustic music since 2006.

Byrd joined Packard and Hull ten months ago, an addition that marked a huge change for the overall sound of the band.

Crossroads Coffee House welcomed the folk rock group to their in-house stage Nov. 10.

“We based a lot of the album on our personal experiences so we can write lyrics that encompass the past and present,” he said. “We want [the lyrics] to provide a potential future for the way people listen to our music.”

A poetic and gentle, carefree attitude is evident in “Little Bird” and “Sierva.” A touch of The Avett Brother’s sound can be heard in the moonlighting-ode, “Grass and Moss.”

The band executes the somewhat standard dancing acoustic guitars and pretty, unforced vocals with admirable finesse.

One thing to expect from “Sunflower” is a myriad of unique, various instruments that encompasses most of album.

Amongst the traditional acoustic guitar and bass guitar, the album incorporates djembe, clarinet, sitar, tabla and accordion.

Particular tracks that showcase the band’s sound are the meditative instrumentals, “Point Your Lotus to the Sky” and “Golden Pudding.”

The result of such a diverse compilation of instruments is a world-music-inspired complexity to otherwise simple folk material.

“[Packard] and I were in a world music ensemble in our junior year at CNU,” Hull said. “We’ve been writing music for three years and it’s been a big influence on our album.”

Listeners who appreciate the soft folk rock of Iron and Wine and soft-spoken crooners like Alexi Murdoch will immediately take to Momentary Prophets and their eclectic yet modest sound.

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