Genna Marabese - Toys EP
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| Genna Marabese - Toys |
Release Date: 2nd June 2014
Coming up next is a brand
spanking new six track EP from the talented Genna Marabese and things get off
to a swinging, rock'n'roll start. Title track 'Toys' is a jaunty, piano driven
number that is pitched somewhere between Imelda May, Regina Spektor and Paloma
Faith but with spikier high heels and darker lipstick. The intriguingly titled
'Like A Pigeon I Will Home' is skiffle and rock inspired tune with Marabese
showing off her talent for squeezing about 100 words in to a verse whilst still
maintaining an undeniably sultry tone. 'Lost For Words' is delightful, Sunday
afternoon amble in a city park with lazy guitars intermingling with
Beatles-esque piano and Marabese's best Marianne Faithfull vocals.
The second half of the EP kicks
off with 'The Dreamers' which is a bona fide indie tune worthy of swooning over
as PJ Harvey and Karen O battle for our heroine's soul and voice to marvellous
effect. Meanwhile, over on 'Sick Man', Patti Smith is being channelled atop
some rasping acoustic guitar, dramatic percussion and groaning melodies to
produce a marvellously dark and delicious brew. Marabese finishes up this fine
collection with 'News', a tune that is as skittish as a city fox as wiry
guitars and a furtive bass line introduce proceedings before things get
decidedly Zappa on our ass. For once I'm inclined to think that Genna Marabese
could have spent a little more time to get another 3 or 4 tracks down and make
this in to a really tight album because what's on this EP is all decidedly
strong stuff and even the nutso last track would be good as an album closer.
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