ERIN MCKEOWN

Sing You Sinners, 2007

2007-01-12

Folk/pop songstress Erin McKeown delivers a great, out-of-leftfield set of jazz standards with a four-piece combo (guitar, keyboards, bass, drums). What makes this work is her hip delivery of the lyrics and some excellently obscure song choices to go along with more recognizable tunes. You get Cole Porter and Johnny Mercer here, but you also get the organ-buzz of the title track, an unexpected reading of "Paper Moon" and the gems "I was a Little Too Lonely" and "Rhode Island is Famous for You" (my favorite of the set). An "A" for her jazz music thesis. 01/07 MJVD J-Roots

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 12/2008

    RACHEL ZYLSTRA
    Before You Could Decide

  • reviewed 09/2014

    BRIANNA LEA PRUETT
    GYPSEY BELLS

  • reviewed 03/2006

    VARIOUS ARTISTS
    I am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey

  • reviewed 02/2007

    Keith Sykes
    Let It Roll

  • reviewed 08/2008

    WALTER HYATT
    Some Unfinished Business (Volume 1)

  • reviewed 10/2015

    Boy & Bear
    Limit Of Love

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.