Word: folk-rock
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...have been superseded by pious folk-rock in the Roman Catholic churches that gave it birth, but the ethereal, sinuous style of monophonic singing known as Gregorian chant is still alive and well, thank you. In the year's biggest musical surprise, a recording of Gregorian melodies sung by Benedictine monks from the abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain has suddenly become a monster hit. Issued, appropriately enough, by Angel, Chant has sold more than 220,000 copies in its first two weeks of release. The album is already No. 1 on the classical charts as well...
Mmmmm, oohh yeah, Some artists can just you in a mental groove. Julee Cruise. Tori Amos. Enya. These are women who know their subliminal stuff, and seem to delight in weaving songs that are slightly consciousness-altering. Call it folk-rock, call it New Age, in the end it'll get to you all the same. Whether it relies on the contorted world-view of Twin Peaks' David Lynch, as with Julee Cruise, or Gaelic-inspired words and melodies, as with Enya, this music shares a certain soulfulness that sets it apart. Showing up in soundtracks, advertisements and as background...
...Quiet," Broken Moon's opening track, displays the elements that make L&N work so well together, and benefits from their earthy, folk-rock style. One of the album's strengths is its intelligent lyrics; with words like "We live our lives in the eye of a hurricane/We cast our fates on seas of indifference" the duo crafts unique and compelling images, despite dealing with the oh-so-common theme of the difficulties of love. The song's underlying guitar line is simple and uncluttered without being simplistic, and fits perfectly with the cello playing of Richard Dodd, which...
These days, folk-rock crooners are a dime-a-dozen, as folkies have long since learned to go electric, and Bruce Cockburn and Matthew Sweet have inspired many aspiring young songwriters. Most new releases simply confirm the truism that there are a million bad songs waiting to be written, but actually a few good ones too. This truism is fulfilled on singer Danny Peck's new self-titled releases. Full of original songs, Danny Peck begins his album by sounding like Michael Penn imitating Peter Gabriel, and ends up sounding like Jeffrey Gaines imitating Sting. If this seems like...
...surest sign that Peck has little to say is evident in his tendency to repeat boring phrases over and over again in his tunes. On the banal folk-rock tune "Any Way I Can," he actually sings the words "Any Way I Can" 15 times in a row. Peck then sings, "Yes I pay my dues/get drunk and sing the blues/have nothing left to lose." It is obvious that Peck has not fully paid his dues yet, nor has he really played the blues. If he truly has nothing left to lose, then all of his talent has disappeared with...