Tuesday, January 5, 2016
CD Review: Exciting New Music From Singer/Songwriters Sarah McGowan And Shaina Taub
First up
from Darien, CT, comes the full-length debut album from Sarah McGowan
titled "For Whom They Sing." She delivers an exciting pop approach to
her music without giving up her folksy songwriting edge. Her voice and style
have been compared to Natalie Merchant, but she has a fun innocence to
her songs as in "Williamsburg Boy" and "Full Moon Kids." She delivers
the dark moving rock ballads "For Who They Sing" and "Indian Summer"
that balances her up-beat pop/rock side. She brings in a classic Motown
sound with the retro girl group feel of "Desperate As You" and closes with
the simple plea of never being a "Young Bride." To find out more about
Sarah McGowan and her latest release "For Whom They Sing," please visit
her Facebook page at facebook.com/sarahmcgowanmusic.
From New
York comes the the latest release from Shaina Taub titled "Visitors."
She combines classic soul with elements of jazz into her folk style
songwriting, turning the songs "When" into a gospel sing-along and "O Luck
Outrageous" into a memorable build-up that places her voice in the
spotlight. The ten-song release is filled with grace and poetry as
Shaina's songs may not find the pop charts, but have a more realistic,
distinct sound as in "Honest Mistakes" and "The Visitors." She returns
the church of Soul music with the exciting sound of "Joyful Noise,"
before closing with the short piano solo of "Room." The album adds a
bonus track, the R&B flavored "So Comes Love," which draws similarities
to the great Norah Jones. To find out more about Shaina Taub and her
latest release "Visitors," please visit shainataub.com.
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