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Gelukkig niet in een genre onder te brengen. Wil je het toch: folk/pop met een randje jazz. En met prachtige teksten. Niet een album voor iedereen en zeker geen easy-listening. En die stem, ach, ach.

Trying to categorise this absorbing collection of songs that is Anna Ash’s fourth full album proved a waste of time. Singer/songwriter is true but falls far short in describing lyrics that display such acute emotional intelligence. What immediately resonates is the sparkling purity of her voice. While leaning towards the sad and nostalgic, Ash tells rueful stories that hark back to her Michigan childhood as she stretches her stunning vocal range. ‘Sleeper’ is anything but soporific, instead Ash’s falsetto sharpens the senses. As with musical categories identifying comparators is not easy either. A blend of Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush perhaps? An album of the pandemic, Ash had recorded half in the solitude of the Catskill Mountains by the end of 2020 then completed the remainder a few months later in the more familiar surroundings of a studio in LA. Whether intentional, she imparts a sense of urgency born of such uncertain times.

Tracks:
1. Favorite Part (3:17)
2. Popularity (3:57)
3. Seasonal (3:03)
4. Sleeper (4:29)
5. Sgt. Pepper (3:20)
6. Violently Blue (2:00)
7. Fire Season (3:48)
8. Less Regret (2:28)
9. I Was Just Your Evening (3:02)
10. Dress Rehearsal (2:33)
11. What the Light Can Do (3:54)

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmJIH087ROU