Saturday, January 31, 2009
ERIN McCARLEY
Love, Save the Empty
Every once in a while I get really jazzed about discovering a new artist. The last time I felt THIS jazzed was meeting the lovely Jennifer Clarke after hearing her live for the first time. I haven’t heard Ms. McCarley live yet , but I hope to soon, because I can’t get her debut CD out of the old CD player. It isn’t stuck, but it might as well be. And for once I’m not overly late to the musical party! This album is a keeper. In the vinyl days, I would be well on the way to buying a second copy in anticipation of the first copy wearing out.
Love, Save the Empty is the most polished, charming and satisfying rock/pop album I have heard in ages. It will be a classic, mark my lyrics ! The CD opens with Pony (It’s OK) which was a freebie iTunes download for a week or so recently. Usually the freebies are not particularly interesting, but I am glad I heard this one. Like the rest of the collection, it’s got a rhythm scheme with among the most imaginative percussion in my iPod. In fact all 11 songs have deceptively busy rhythm tracks that uniquely are not annoying or overbearing (like Andrea Corr’s otherwise way-cool debut solo CD for example). The 5th song is the title track and it is going to appear in the film He’s Just Not That Into You . You will find yourself humming the chorus after the first spin. Check out the video for Love, Save The Empty on Yahoo.
So, here goes: bottom line 5/5 stars, and that is a first for me on a new artist's debut release on it’s way to being considered a masterpiece. Buy it now!
Zeph, out
PS:
You can hear the album streamed on her website.
There are some live acoustic videos of E. McC. at
http://video.universalrepublic.com/?plid=1481452858&v=4660309001&aid=0
PPS: Thanks to David Letterman's Late Show for having Erin McCarley on for her national TV debut in the USA; now please rerun that show ASAP!
Love, Save the Empty
Every once in a while I get really jazzed about discovering a new artist. The last time I felt THIS jazzed was meeting the lovely Jennifer Clarke after hearing her live for the first time. I haven’t heard Ms. McCarley live yet , but I hope to soon, because I can’t get her debut CD out of the old CD player. It isn’t stuck, but it might as well be. And for once I’m not overly late to the musical party! This album is a keeper. In the vinyl days, I would be well on the way to buying a second copy in anticipation of the first copy wearing out.
Love, Save the Empty is the most polished, charming and satisfying rock/pop album I have heard in ages. It will be a classic, mark my lyrics ! The CD opens with Pony (It’s OK) which was a freebie iTunes download for a week or so recently. Usually the freebies are not particularly interesting, but I am glad I heard this one. Like the rest of the collection, it’s got a rhythm scheme with among the most imaginative percussion in my iPod. In fact all 11 songs have deceptively busy rhythm tracks that uniquely are not annoying or overbearing (like Andrea Corr’s otherwise way-cool debut solo CD for example). The 5th song is the title track and it is going to appear in the film He’s Just Not That Into You . You will find yourself humming the chorus after the first spin. Check out the video for Love, Save The Empty on Yahoo.
So, here goes: bottom line 5/5 stars, and that is a first for me on a new artist's debut release on it’s way to being considered a masterpiece. Buy it now!
Zeph, out
PS:
You can hear the album streamed on her website.
There are some live acoustic videos of E. McC. at
http://video.universalrepublic.com/?plid=1481452858&v=4660309001&aid=0
PPS: Thanks to David Letterman's Late Show for having Erin McCarley on for her national TV debut in the USA; now please rerun that show ASAP!
