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Sabrina
is an American singer/songwriter (a real rarity!). I received
her well-designed promo-pack over a month ago, but I wasn't
able to review this independently released debut CD until now.
Her musik could be best described "combination of dark gothic
imagery with pop hooks on a background that is pure rock", as the
promo-letter put it. I don't have much to add, except that her
musik is genuinely moving and has a honest flavour, meaning it
doesn't sound calculated and plastic. Even though I am not so into
the more "pop"-style songs of this record, the general feeling is
still to my liking.
Sabrina sings quite well, one could even say professionally, which
is not so surprising as her mother was a professional opera singer,
so it must be in the genes.. ;-) It is really refreshing to soothe
one's ears with her vocals after being tortured by all those
incompetent, pathetic excuses for female singers in thousands of
black /death /goth bands, which probably hired to do them some
member's little sister anyways..
Although she wrote the songs, they are played by session musicians,
or at least I got that impression. The band plays pretty well,
especially with acoustic guitars, the electric guitars have a neat
distorted edge on them. The drumming is handled by a computer,
though it is adequate, it is still little soulless.
"I'm Alive" is track is my favourite, it is rather
mature, melancholic song which really gets you.. A would-be goth-pop
hit! The lyrics are especially moving and more so when being
singed with such feeling as Sabrina does.
Open-minded people should introduce themselves with the musik of
this enchanting lady immediately.
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