Eden Brent – Ain’t Got No Troubles (Yellow Dog Records).
Ain’t Got No Troubles is Eden Brent’s third album and contains eight self-penned songs. She opens with Someone To Love, which is a soulful R&B with a New Orleans feel to it. It has a good vibe and a stringent vocal. The eponymous title track, with New Orleans jazz stylings stamped all over it is the perfect vehicle for Brent’s sultry vocal. Her smokey voice takes us all the way to the end on Blues All Over and her slow, rolling piano is a highlight. Later Than You Think veers towards Jazz and has a lovely acoustic interlude whereas Right To Be Wrong is a guitar based Blues boogie and an extremely strong one at that. Leave Me Alone is another ballad and why not, as she is so good at them. Subtle horns (Tracy Griffin, Emile Hall and Jeff Albert) and organ (Jon Cleary) supplement the piano and guitar. The title says it all on Let’s Boogie Woogie. Colin Linden’s guitar and Eden’s piano join together to make for a very strong track. Her piano is to the fore again on My Man, a jaunty alehouse kind of song. The piano ballad, Beyond My Broken Dreams has a slightly contemporary Country touch. Eden’s vocal has shades of Maggie Bell and there is a lovely slide guitar break from the aforementioned Linden. The jazzy acoustic feel of If I Can’t sits beside I’m In Love With Your Wallet, which is a mid-paced piano boogie, Southern style, that is much reminiscent of Professor Longhair. I could be ungracious and say, typical woman but I’m not that kind of guy! Goodnight Moon is another piano ballad and another good song. It’s a different kind of song to the likes of Beyond My Broken Dreams and although she is a powerful singer she has the ability to soothe the soul.
http://www.edenbrent.com/
http://www.yellowdogrecords.com/
David Blue.
Ain’t Got No Troubles is Eden Brent’s third album and contains eight self-penned songs. She opens with Someone To Love, which is a soulful R&B with a New Orleans feel to it. It has a good vibe and a stringent vocal. The eponymous title track, with New Orleans jazz stylings stamped all over it is the perfect vehicle for Brent’s sultry vocal. Her smokey voice takes us all the way to the end on Blues All Over and her slow, rolling piano is a highlight. Later Than You Think veers towards Jazz and has a lovely acoustic interlude whereas Right To Be Wrong is a guitar based Blues boogie and an extremely strong one at that. Leave Me Alone is another ballad and why not, as she is so good at them. Subtle horns (Tracy Griffin, Emile Hall and Jeff Albert) and organ (Jon Cleary) supplement the piano and guitar. The title says it all on Let’s Boogie Woogie. Colin Linden’s guitar and Eden’s piano join together to make for a very strong track. Her piano is to the fore again on My Man, a jaunty alehouse kind of song. The piano ballad, Beyond My Broken Dreams has a slightly contemporary Country touch. Eden’s vocal has shades of Maggie Bell and there is a lovely slide guitar break from the aforementioned Linden. The jazzy acoustic feel of If I Can’t sits beside I’m In Love With Your Wallet, which is a mid-paced piano boogie, Southern style, that is much reminiscent of Professor Longhair. I could be ungracious and say, typical woman but I’m not that kind of guy! Goodnight Moon is another piano ballad and another good song. It’s a different kind of song to the likes of Beyond My Broken Dreams and although she is a powerful singer she has the ability to soothe the soul.
http://www.edenbrent.com/
http://www.yellowdogrecords.com/
David Blue.
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