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...soft? The songs were inspired by the birth of Heinegg’s daughter, and much of these tender emotions are unveiled with simple melodic acoustic guitar and vocal solos in gently titled songs such as “Sway” and “La Belle Dame Sans Merci...
...disc begins with the title song, a sweet and somber ballad, where Heinegg’s uniquely silky vocal intonations infuse an ethereal element to the percussively-accented melody. From then on, the tempo varies between solemnly slow and slightly upbeat among the songs, though a strong rhythmic presence reigns powerfully throughout each of them...
...star of the show is always the leading lady’s voice. And a limited, small instrument it is; like Billie Holiday, Golightly’s singing respects its own limitations. But, also like the late Lady Day, Golightly’s strengths within that small vocal range shine unexpectedly brightly. The sound is sexy and sultry, weary and cigarette-burnt, and makes the gems on this CD seem like 50-year-old standards...
...jumped right into PSLM as a freshman,” says Mackinnon. Although the group had a non-hierarchical structure, Mackinnon became what is known as a “bottom-liner”—one of the most active and vocal members of the group. She knocked on almost every single freshman door before University President Lawrence H. Summers’ inauguration, urging them to hang living wage signs in their yard-facing windows...
Beside him, Terry and Trager are similarly absorbed with race relations. Trager, a vocal conservative, asks Terry, a former president of the Black Men’s Forum, about the existence of racism...