184-CAT POWER-The Greatest

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Para su séptimo álbum, “The Greatest”, Chan Marshall volvía a Memphis y se rodeaba de veteranos músicos del soul y R&B clásico, recreando el sonido de los discos que le gustaban de pequeña. El impresionante resultado añadía calor y color a sus íntimas canciones y le granjeó todo tipo de honores. La cantante … Read more

184-CAT POWER-The Greatest

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For her seventh album, “The Greatest”, Chan Marshall returned to Memphis and got surrounded by veteran soul and R&B musicians to recreate the sound of the records she liked during her childhood. The stunning results added warmth and colour to her intimate songs and gained her all sort of plaudits. The singer went through … Read more

REVIEW 2008: HONORARY MENTIONS -10 SONGWRITERS AND AMERICANA


BABY DEE-The Dance Of Diminishing Possibilities

Everything was quiet in Americana’s landscape. The world of the singer-songwriters didn’t offer many shocks either. Luckily the recent invasion of mediocre ones, aiming at the middle-aged market seems to have diminished. The majority of the ones we highlight are well established figures; next to a couple of recent arrivals equally interesting.

Todo tranquilo en la campiña Americana y el mundo de los cantautores tampoco dio grandes sobresaltos; afortunadamente la reciente invasión de ejemplos mediocres con un ojo en el mercado de la mediana edad parece haber menguado. La mayor parte de los que destacamos son genios y figuras bien reconocidas, con un par de recién llegados más que interesantes.

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