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Flashback CD Review #14 - Sarah Blasko - The Overture and the Underscore

This review was originally written for the Rock Is Life.com site in 2005

 

Sarah Blasko

The Overture and the Underscore

Low Altitude Records - 2005

http://www.sarahblasko.com

 

What's the 4-1-1?

The full-length debut release from the Australian singer-songwriter hits the U.S. shores.

 

Genre

Rock

 

The Good

Sarah Blasko has done a pretty solid job of unveiling herself to the music world with her debut release. The music veers from providing the listener with a very moody feel to a more upbeat tempo to keep the blood circulating. She is quite adept at songs where its just her voice and a guitar and when its more of a full band. Blasko's voice has a breathy quality to it, but unlike other artists with the same vocal style, she doesn't sacrifice any clarity to the vocals. I enjoyed the rather understated tone of the album.

That's not to say it was lightweight. I think its occasionally nice to have one of those albums that stand out as something that is a soundtrack to a quiet afternoon. I was generally surprised by the number of high quality songs here, including "Beautiful Secret", "Always Worth It" and "Don't U Eva". However, the standout track for me is the current single in her native Australia, "Perfect Now". You can check out each track on the album by checking out her website and going to the music page.

 

The Bad

There's nothing overtly bad about the album. A couple of the songs are merely okay in quality but since that's the worst thing I can say about the album, I'm very pleased.

 

The Verdict

If you are like me and are a fan of female singer-songwriters, you should definitely check out The Overture and the Underscore. It's a solid debut that is filled with the promise of so much more potential to come. Once again, I have found another new artist to my watch list for future material. While the music is strikingly different, Sarah Blasko reminds me a bit of one on my favorite artists, Maria McKee. For me that is very high praise inded

 

Did You Know?

Drummer Joey Waronker cut the drum tracks for The Overture and the Underscore in between work on Paul McCartney's new album. There is a bonus 12 track on the CD. It begins at the 10:30 mark on track #11. The CD booklet comes with the guitar chords for each song included with the lyrics.

 

RATING: 4 out of 5

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