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| Pastemagazine |
 In the early days of this magazine, an EP arrived at the Paste office that stopped me dead in my tracks. Four simple songs with simple hooks, and a gorgeous, hushed voice bringing them to life with minimal accompaniment. We made her one of our first artists to watch, referencing her “slow and steady approach.” But I had no idea just how slow and steady it would be. Six years later, those four songs are finally on Enan’s debut full-length, and they’re all grown up. In fact, tasteful strings, piano and soft, jangly guitar call to mind a host of adult-contemporary artists like Sarah McLachlan and Shawn Colvin.But underneath the production are the same lovely melodies that swept me away on first listen. “Moonlight” would have fit perfectly on Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me, the soundtrack to millions of late nights by a crackling fire and dozens of tender moments on TV. And “Bird” is the kind of song that could give John Mayer a respite from radio domination without wearing thin. Still, some of the albums’ best moments are on new tunes, like “Monoplain” and “The Grave,” when the instrumentation is stripped down and Enan’s delicate voice has room to flower....full text |
| Fishrecords |
| Way back in 2002 we started carrying Susan’s Moonlight EP, a low-key 5 track disc full of stripped acoustic songs and her beautiful vocals. The intervening seven years saw one of her songs, ‘Bring on the Wonder’ appearing on the TV show ‘Bones’ and with that came an obvious increase in profile and interest in this debut album. To her credit, she’s taken her time with the release of the disc, it would have been understandable to rush this and capitalise on the TV profile, but ‘Plainsong’ is anything but hurried, the songs are relaxed and comfortable with the arrangements fully formed and considered. Like the EP before, her vocals are the star of the show, effortlessly smooth, immediately engaging and perfectly suited to the folk/pop arrangements here, and it’s the immediacy of the vocals and melodies that make this a collection that is easy to enjoy from the very first listen. Although the disc has instant appeal it certainly doesn’t lack depth, the lyrics are concise and direct but have enough depth to engage the listener. Beautifully and thoughtfully arranged there are many standout tracks here, from the obvious ‘Bring on the Wonder’ with piano and vocals from Sarah McLachlan, through to the simplicity and clarity of the traditional melody used on ‘If You’re Feeling Low’. While it’s a quiet disc, there’s a large amount of instrumental colour here, from the obvious guitars, piano and percussion, there are memorable string additions, especially cello, and even subtle brass additions in places. ‘Plainsong’ is a relaxed and laid-back album, and it’s the kind of collection that you can easily see having broad appeal amongst the acoustic singer/songwriter community. Highly recommended. Track listing 1 Bird 2 Bring on the Wonder 3 Monoplain 4 On Your Side 5 If You're Feelin' Low 6 We All Belong Here 7 Skin, Bone & Silicone 8 Moonlight 9 Don't Worry 10 The Grave...full text |
| Solobasssteve |
| Firstly, gotta love the idea of multimedia reviews - makes perfect sense: listen, watch, get more info. Secondly, the EP of Susan Enan's they're talking about at the beginning of the review, Moonlight, has me on bass - it was recorded by Jez Carr (and features him on piano) and Evil Harv on guitar - I intro'd Susan to Jez and they worked together for a few years after that. ...full text |
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