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Artist: Eartha |
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After a
7-year hiatus the sultry Eartha returns with her latest album 'Ink Dry
Blue' on which she not only sings, but plays every instrument, a true
solo performance from this former Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
winner. The
album brings the multifaceted Eartha to the wider audience with this
more heavier and yet contemporary release. From
the opener ‘Hearts Of Stone’ it's clear Eartha has set her stall out
from the off with this great opener. The soulful vocals are
combined with great heady bass vibe and an almost tuned out guitar sound
that really brings out her heavier side, while still remaining soulful
to the end. Things
continue in the same vein with ‘What How Why Then’, before bringing
in a much more traditional soulful vibe with ‘One By One’, but with
Eartha’s husky vocally bring that uniqueness to the whole track. The
album is full of dips and climbs from the humble mellow tones of the
ballad ‘Colours Of The Wind’, the radio friendly pop of ‘Already
There’, the funko jazz vibe of ‘Bed Frequency’, the ultra melodic
‘What About Me’ and the modern indie pop of ‘Pacts We Made’, all
making this a very listenable album. Although this is not my usually bag,
this is something I’d put on the CD player in the background if
I was wanting to get away from the day to day metal and rock. Like
refreshing the pallet it’s always good to get away from what you'd
normally be asked to review and take a side-step, not only to find out
what else is out there but also to expand your avenues. It's good to
experience something a little different and this is a lady who certainly
has a great voice and ‘Ink Dry Blue’ is an album that I will
definitely come back to time and time again. Something that can't
be said about some of the other releases I’ve been asked to review
over the years. |
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| Tracklisting:
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Hearts Of Stone |
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