Krista Detor – Cover Their Eyes (CoraZong Records).
Krista Detor’s second album, Mudshow, brought her to the attention of a wider audience and she hopes to build on that with her latest offering, Cover Their Eyes. She is a big fan of Leonard Cohen and although his influence can be heard, it is not to say that she has the same perceived gloominess surrounding her music. Pretty Horses Run is a gentle and bouncy opener that cements her distinctive style. Marlene In A Movie is much the same with the addition of a powerful chorus. Krista doesn’t do high speed songs and is much more at home with slow ballads in the vein of The World Is Water, a piano driven beauty with lovely understated harmony and cello from Anne Hurley. Go Ahead And Wait manages to sound both up and downbeat at the same time – a great skill to have. Robert Johnson Has Left Mississippi is not a blues as you may have expected and despite its rousing chorus, is slightly confusing. Only in the USA could songs such as the title track flourish. By that I mean that there is enough diversity to enable niche artists such as Krista Detor to grow as a songwriter. The song itself is quite simply stunning.
Her laconic delivery is exemplified on Anaemic Moon and if a song could describe her style, it would be this one. The torch song, Dinner With Chantel, is a perfect night time companion. Just snuggle up with a glass of red wine and chill. Icarus, like many others, allows the listener time to think. It is not an aural assault but rather more an intensive cerebral one. Waterline is about as pacy as she gets with Dave Weber’s acoustic guitar and Pete Wilhoit on drums adding impetus to this contemporary country offering. How Will I Know returns to the gentle pace that I more associate her with. Modern Americana is the best that I can use to describe her. Lay Him Down, a duet with Grammy award winner Carrie Newcomer, has an old style military feel, combined with old time country and is a fine finish to a highly professional album.
http://www.kristadetor.com/
http://www.corazong.com/
David Blue.
Krista Detor’s second album, Mudshow, brought her to the attention of a wider audience and she hopes to build on that with her latest offering, Cover Their Eyes. She is a big fan of Leonard Cohen and although his influence can be heard, it is not to say that she has the same perceived gloominess surrounding her music. Pretty Horses Run is a gentle and bouncy opener that cements her distinctive style. Marlene In A Movie is much the same with the addition of a powerful chorus. Krista doesn’t do high speed songs and is much more at home with slow ballads in the vein of The World Is Water, a piano driven beauty with lovely understated harmony and cello from Anne Hurley. Go Ahead And Wait manages to sound both up and downbeat at the same time – a great skill to have. Robert Johnson Has Left Mississippi is not a blues as you may have expected and despite its rousing chorus, is slightly confusing. Only in the USA could songs such as the title track flourish. By that I mean that there is enough diversity to enable niche artists such as Krista Detor to grow as a songwriter. The song itself is quite simply stunning.
Her laconic delivery is exemplified on Anaemic Moon and if a song could describe her style, it would be this one. The torch song, Dinner With Chantel, is a perfect night time companion. Just snuggle up with a glass of red wine and chill. Icarus, like many others, allows the listener time to think. It is not an aural assault but rather more an intensive cerebral one. Waterline is about as pacy as she gets with Dave Weber’s acoustic guitar and Pete Wilhoit on drums adding impetus to this contemporary country offering. How Will I Know returns to the gentle pace that I more associate her with. Modern Americana is the best that I can use to describe her. Lay Him Down, a duet with Grammy award winner Carrie Newcomer, has an old style military feel, combined with old time country and is a fine finish to a highly professional album.
http://www.kristadetor.com/
http://www.corazong.com/
David Blue.
2 comments:
Re: 'Robert Johnson has left Mississippi'
Did you happen to read Krista's comment about her thoughts when writing it (posted along with the video) on the YouTube URL below?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rrAVN4zDy10
Dyann
Hi Dyann, Thanks for your comments. I hadn't seen the video or heard her comments on the song before I did my review. I've had a look at the video now. What a stunning performance.
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