Nominated by: KS
Music club: Wander to Wozza's
Playlist addition: The Last Word
Previously, I have reviewed the three Reb Fountain albums in my collection for the Goo Goo G'Joob blog, but this presents me with a great opportunity to reassess that three-star review and to compare my thoughts between then and now (without reading my previous review which you can find here and here btw).
The good news: she has a gorgeous voice - so much potential. There are elements of latter day Taylor, Lorde, even a bit of Lana Del Rey about her modern vocal style, but Reb is Reb for the most part.
My favourites are the first song - Hawkes and Doves and The Last Word.
In some ways it's a normal debut album in that it feels a little tentative in terms of her comfort levels around material and arrangements.
Lyrically, there is not enough succinctness for me. Too wordy, too obscure, too much obtuseness, too much detachment, apart from The Last Word. On that one she opens up more, and is more succinct in her lyrics.
These are all things she would work on for Holster and Iris (which is why I think that they are superior records).
Okay - that's my current thoughts. Now to compare to my previous review and see if I'm thinking the same things.
Turns out I was a tad brief in my impressions. However, I'll stick with my overall evaluations, based on my thoughts above.
In summary - this is a mighty fine debut, which she would build upon to reach even greater heights.
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