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...biographical notes on the back of advance copies of her forthcoming album, Remember to Breathe (Elektra), singer-songwriter Rebekah, 25, professes her love for such varied musical artists as James Taylor, Garbage, and Earth, Wind & Fire. At a recent performance at the Mercury Lounge, a music club in New York City's East Village, her diverse musical tastes were on full display. She charged through a pop-rock composition she co-wrote titled Sin So Well, and she romped through an R.-and-B.-flavored cover of the Rolling Stones' Get Off of My Cloud. Afterward, she quieted the crowd...
Other soul-rockers are poised for success. Alana Davis (whose mother is white and father is black) released one of the best albums of last year, Blame It on Me (Elektra), and played a few third-stage dates for Lilith Fair. She recently got a big break and appeared on the Tonight Show. For every success story, however, there's a performer still waiting for a shot. Last year, London-based soul-rocker Pauline Taylor circulated a powerful demo tape to a number of U.S. record companies. She has still not been signed by an American label. Peter Albertelli...
...Alana Davis Blame It on Me (Elektra) A fresh and uncommonly rich fusion of blues and folk-pop, Davis' debut is a stunningly mature work for a songwriter of just 23. Combining the twang of Bonnie Raitt and the soulfulness of Tracy Chapman, Davis uses her serene voice to breathe light and life into songs, creating a captivating, genre-bending sound...
There is something oceanic about the music of singer-songwriter Alana Davis, 23. Her enchanting debut album, Blame It on Me (Elektra), has a pacific calm to it, undulating with soft folk, light jazz and warm R. and B., and yet, beneath the serene surface, one senses a depth, a power, precious things hidden away like sunken treasure ships. In concert one gets more of a glimpse: Davis has a sensuous, sliding alto, young and vibrant, but infused with old, smoky blues. She is a major new talent...