Friday, November 5, 2010

Eleanor Murray

Add Date: November 2 

Artist: Eleanor Murray 

Album: Oh Thunder 

Label: Bicycle

Genre: Folk, rock 

Comments: From the promoter: "Olympia, Washington warble-songbird Eleanor Murray weaves songs from ferns and yarn. Music that is like looking into a glitter glass terrarium; each track is a miniature world of fog and trees. An album of country-folk dreams to make you swoon for a forest."

Eleanor Murray has certainly produced one of the better albums released through Bicycle Records recently. Murray plays a unique sound that could by classified under the category of baroque folk. Despite many of the songs being comprised of minor chords and sad melodies, something she does creates an optimistic feeling that is common throughout the album.

Murray is a specialist of using empty space to her advantage. Her songs are angelic in their own right. For fans of Iron & Wine, Cat Power, Melaena Cadiz, and others alike. Start with 2, 3, 8.

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