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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Beth Orton - Sugaring Season (Anti-Epitaph)

 
Photo: I have yet to write a review of "Sugaring Season" by Beth Orton, but as a music fan and writer I would be doing it and you a disservice not to give it "Reverberations" highest recommendation.

It has grown on me with every listen. While always a fan of Orton's I've never been struck as true or deep as by this record. 

I could draw parallels to the work of Van Morrison, Sandy Denny and Nick Drake without being unfair or inaccurate, but like all great records "Sugaring Season" has a passion and identity that is singular. 

If you haven't listened to this record, please do yourself a favor. 
I have yet to write a review of Sugaring Season by Beth Orton, but as a music fan and writer I would be doing it and you a disservice not to give it Reverberations highest recommendation.

It has grown on me with every listen. While always a fan of Orton's I've never been struck as true or deep as by this record.

I could draw parallels to the work of Van Morrison, Sandy Denny and Nick Drake without being unfair or inaccurate, but like all great records Sugaring Season has a passion and identity that is singular. Like Astral Weeks or Five Leaves Left, for instance, what makes Sugaring Season so powerful is the the total impression its collection of fine songs makes. Good albums have good songs. Great albums have good songs that complement one another, sequenced in such a way as to make the listener feel that the flow of the record was ordained, inevitable.

If you haven't listened to this record, please do yourself a favor.
 
Enjoy this song from Sugaring Season:

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Bettie Serveert - Oh, Mayhem! (Second Motion) Visit blurt-online.com for a new review.

  Hello, Reverberations readers, your humble scribe is branching out some and contributing to various and sundry reputable journals. One such is Blurt. Blurt is both online and on your newsstands. This is a review just posted online with Blurt. The generous editor, Mr. Fred Mills, is cool with linking from Reverberations.  Everyone wins.

This review is of Bettie Serveert's Oh, Mayhem! on the Second Motion label.


 From here we direct you to the estimable Blurt:

http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/4343/

Richard Thompson - Electric (New West) Visit blurt-online.com for a new review

 Hello, Reverberations readers, your humble scribe is branching out some and contributing to various and sundry reputable journals. One such is Blurt. Blurt is both online and on your newsstands. This is a review just posted online with Blurt. The generous editor, Mr. Fred Mills, is cool with linking from Reverberations.  Everyone wins.

This review is of Richard Thompson's Electric on the New West label.




From here we direct you to the estimable Blurt:



http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/4340/