26-02-2019, 20:15
YOLA ~ Walk Through Fire
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I know nothing of this artist (which is not unusual – there are far too many to keep up with!) other than that she hails from a small town near Bristol, UK. And I don’t really know which category she fits into either – seems to me there’s quite a bit of country going on, but then there’s a lot of soul too, and some pop. I dunno! Whatever it is, she has a great voice – warm, rich, smoky, deep and true - key changes are no problem whatsoever and it's not hard to detect that there is likely latent power that has yet to be fully realised. Nice – no reason to go belting it out unnecessarily, all at once. She’s a natural, I think, and I’d say the lady has a great career ahead of her if she stays on the straight and narrow and doesn’t get overly polished or sidetracked.
She sings without engaging in excessive vocal gymnastics – nothing gratuitous which makes a pleasant change! Despite erring more on the side of soul and country than the pop/rock category to which the album appears to have relegated, it’s quite evident that her influences come from a few different stables. Country and soul are not usually my thing (with one or two exceptions) and I liked this album nonetheless. Her songs and her sounds are earthy, comfortable and honest, not to mention all her own. Tastefully produced by Dan Auerbach.
The opener – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDhftpjp7WQ
And "Ride Out in the Country" ….
I know nothing of this artist (which is not unusual – there are far too many to keep up with!) other than that she hails from a small town near Bristol, UK. And I don’t really know which category she fits into either – seems to me there’s quite a bit of country going on, but then there’s a lot of soul too, and some pop. I dunno! Whatever it is, she has a great voice – warm, rich, smoky, deep and true - key changes are no problem whatsoever and it's not hard to detect that there is likely latent power that has yet to be fully realised. Nice – no reason to go belting it out unnecessarily, all at once. She’s a natural, I think, and I’d say the lady has a great career ahead of her if she stays on the straight and narrow and doesn’t get overly polished or sidetracked.
She sings without engaging in excessive vocal gymnastics – nothing gratuitous which makes a pleasant change! Despite erring more on the side of soul and country than the pop/rock category to which the album appears to have relegated, it’s quite evident that her influences come from a few different stables. Country and soul are not usually my thing (with one or two exceptions) and I liked this album nonetheless. Her songs and her sounds are earthy, comfortable and honest, not to mention all her own. Tastefully produced by Dan Auerbach.
The opener – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDhftpjp7WQ
And "Ride Out in the Country" ….
"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." ~ Bill Watterson
