The year has barely started and we’ve already made a great discovery. This second album written, arranged and produced by Montreal-by-way-of-Saskatoon indie folk singer Tessa Kautzman is an immediately gripping listen, in no small part because of its gorgeous instrumentation. Opening track Worlds Apart starts with sparse guitar and bass notes, soon joined by Kautzman’s crystalline voice, layers of Wurlitzer, percussion and drums, and finally a lone violin coming in for the kill. On Optimistic, it’s a saxophone solo that makes the song soar; elsewhere, it’s the wail of a trumpet. And on The Next Day’s Fight, the record’s majestic closer, the interplay between the piano, the vocal harmonies and a fuzzed-out guitar is simply out of this world.
Tessa Kautzman
Shredded Eagle, Sad Tambourine
8 comments
Love, love, love this album.
A beautiful, beautiful album!!!
You should listen into her first album… “allways going home”..
another masterpiece… :)
Love from Switzerland
A really talented singer. I’ve also had the pleasure of hearing her live and she’s the real deal.
The CD release party is tonight at L’Esco – on the Hour Listings page
http://hour.ca/to-do/music-listings/
Went to her album release party last weekend… what an incredible voice!
I was also at the release party last weekend. Amazing voice, and some very catchy beats. I especially enjoyed the trumpet!!
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