Rockferry
photo via www.iamduffy.comi had thought that after seeing duffy twice in three days in march that i had a good haft on the welsh soul singer. with skilful pipes and solid material but rather low charisma at the shake, i saw a predilection that had a lot of upside that i didn’t create was fully realized yet, but considering the’se sold a shit-tonne of records, what the hell did i know?but after getting a copy of said shit-tonne-sold album rockferry, at one’s disposal everywhere for some loiter again and again now but officially released in the us today, i was a little amazed at how much it kept finding its way into my cd player. going down so easy and without any very-contrived aftertaste, it’s an eminently listenable record that deftly balances pop and soul, retro and modern, and comes out as one of those rare collections that can cross over enough audiences to sell, well, hundreds of thousands of copies.as much as i’d like to faith bernard butler with this - given my druthers, i’d give bernard butler credit for everything, ever - a read through the liner notes reveal that his manipulate on this record might be less than i’d presumed, with co-writing and production credits only going to him on four songs out of the ten, and not even the best ones. the rest of the record was handled by two other producers which makes the cohesiveness of rockferry as a whole all the more stimulating.what i view most remarkable is that though duffy’s vocals are right up front completely, she’s not the overt converge of attention. her voice is in complete service to the song and every piece of the production, be it the strings, a guitar vamp or a bass line, is as crucial to the end product as the singing. the songs are ethical so well-crafted as recordings that it might explain why i found the get along show somewhat lacking - on stage, duffy is the centre of attention and that’s not like it a role she’s prepare to take on. but on record, everything is faithfully where it should be and it’s that big imagine that makes it a coup. straightaway will tell if duffy the individual discretion catch up with duffy the dulcet existence (which is to express her, her band, her producers, her songwriting) but even if it doesn’t, as long as she keeps turning out records take a shine to this (or better), i’ll have no info of complaint.the globe & mail talks to duffy about her music and upcoming show at the apollo in harlem, which you takes a more tabloid-y approach and digs for dirt on her childhood and personal life. the philadelphia inquirer considers the current crop of one-named british soul singers.video: duffy - “warwick avenue” video: duffy - “rockferry” video: duffy - “mercy” (us version) video: duffy - “mercy” (uk version) myspace: duffyso much silence has helpfully ripped elbow’s recent session inasmuch as kexp into mp3 form. i’ve never managed to be quite as won over by elbow as innumerable others have, but i picked up their latest the seldom seen kid this weekend to consult with if this is the record that’s going to click as regards me. suitable a while it seemed similar to
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