This
begins with an instrumental piece that has a classical feel to it, almost like
a ballet. I referenced “Swan Lake” in my
notes before realizing that it was so close to the artist name that it seemed
kind of silly afterwards.
There
are some vocals on here though, which are of either gender, and just some
dreamy guitar whirrs to start. Part
Linda Perry, part lounge singer act, this also embraces the finer points of
Billie Holiday meeting Mazzy Star.
It has-
especially on the second side- some darkness to it, which could be along the lines
of an acoustic bit of Delta Dart or One-Eyed Doll. Distorted static closes out one of the
songs, while others are either electro, acoustic or somehow both.
From
songs like “Sweet Jane” (Cowboy Junkies cover, not the original) to “Something
in the Way”, this has a looming cloud over it that lets you know it’s most
certainly not about sunshine and puppy dogs, but also it isn’t too dampening as
such to scare you away.
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