Casey Desmond: Casey Desmond
Casey, a 19 year old singer/songerwriter out of Boston, has a some solid pop/rock chops.
Soulful lyrics, spiritied instrumentation, and a beautiful voice. The self-titled disc is a collection of 13 tracks that showcase hher wide range of skills. Sadly, that showcasing also seems to sacrifice a small amount of cohesion as she bounces genre to genre: there's rock, pop-rock, folk, and country. This is a case of the parts being better than the whole.
Not to say it's bad, because it's not, but one oof the things I look for in an album is a sense of cohesion, a reason these X tracks fit together. It's my one complaint with The Police's "Synchronicity" - Mother does not fit in with the rest of the album, and it's always ruined my listening experience.
Looking at the pieces of this album, I come close to saying "all of them," but let's single out the following:
Did We Make It, a Top40 pop ditty that taps foot and has solid hook; Two Girls, another solid tune with a very country beat; The Child, while being a bit electric, has the kinds of lyrics that make this song lean towards a folk sound; and Sorry Ain't Enough, has two things going for it: 1) A truly top40 pop tune that will get all the 16 year old girls happy with glee over the lyrics, and 2) it has a heavier rock beat.
In the end: While as a whole, I find the album jumpy, the content of the album is pretty damn good. Once she decides which direction to take an album, I have a strong feeling she'll be a force to reckon with.
On the Web: You can buy the album off of cdbaby.com or her myspace page (http://myspace.com/casedesmond). There are also a few songs for streaming there, in case you want to try it out.
Technorati Tagged: Boston Music | Casey Desmond
Soulful lyrics, spiritied instrumentation, and a beautiful voice. The self-titled disc is a collection of 13 tracks that showcase hher wide range of skills. Sadly, that showcasing also seems to sacrifice a small amount of cohesion as she bounces genre to genre: there's rock, pop-rock, folk, and country. This is a case of the parts being better than the whole.
Not to say it's bad, because it's not, but one oof the things I look for in an album is a sense of cohesion, a reason these X tracks fit together. It's my one complaint with The Police's "Synchronicity" - Mother does not fit in with the rest of the album, and it's always ruined my listening experience.
Looking at the pieces of this album, I come close to saying "all of them," but let's single out the following:
Did We Make It, a Top40 pop ditty that taps foot and has solid hook; Two Girls, another solid tune with a very country beat; The Child, while being a bit electric, has the kinds of lyrics that make this song lean towards a folk sound; and Sorry Ain't Enough, has two things going for it: 1) A truly top40 pop tune that will get all the 16 year old girls happy with glee over the lyrics, and 2) it has a heavier rock beat.
In the end: While as a whole, I find the album jumpy, the content of the album is pretty damn good. Once she decides which direction to take an album, I have a strong feeling she'll be a force to reckon with.
On the Web: You can buy the album off of cdbaby.com or her myspace page (http://myspace.com/casedesmond). There are also a few songs for streaming there, in case you want to try it out.
Technorati Tagged: Boston Music | Casey Desmond
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