... (For the linguists, where "Nolita" was a mixture of French and English language compositions reflecting Keren Ann's cosmopolitan background - Israeli-born of Dutch and Russian heritage, currently residing in New York and Paris - "Keren Ann" is sung only in English).
Opening track "It's ... Read review
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KEREN ANN
Personnel: Keren Ann (bass instrument); Roland Hartwell (violin); Bjarki Gunnarsson,
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Christophe Morin (cello); Karen Brunon (strings); Magic Malik (flute); Avishai Cohen (trumpet); Dadi Birgisson (piano); Albin De La Simone (Hammond b-3 organ); Thomas ...
Advantages: Atmospheric, different Disadvantages: Needs the right time of day and mood
...and English language compositions reflecting Keren Ann's cosmopolitan background - Israeli-born of Dutch and Russian heritage, currently residing in New York and Paris - "Keren Ann" is sung only in English).
Opening track "It's all a lie" sets the tone: Keren Ann's sultry voice half singing, half talking over very slow and sparse but vaguely bluesy music. (Other tracks such as "'Harder ships of the world" have similar sparse sound). Track two "Lay ... ...hand claps and harmonica and Keren Ann sounding like she should really be with the Velvet Underground. "Where no endings end" is also good - like the opener, it's sparse but this time with a plcked guitar and a feel of a Parisian comes across as almost medieval in its austerity. Other times it sounds like bands such as Logh or even Mogwai, but without the noisy bits (except "It ain't no crime", which features howling guitars, a heavy very slow blues ...
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