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eilen jewell gypsy

8/20/2019

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​Eilen Jewell (from the album Gypsy on Signature Sound Recordings)
Eilen Jewell is charming. Charming when she croons and when she cuts into a honky-tonk number. Eilen Jewell is charming when she’s dipping into something right out of a cocktail “hi-fi” jazz number andan ace when she deals self-reflection or doles out opinion, doing so with a sly grin and catchy melody. Her latest album release,Gypsy, has subtle twang and a dose of horns tucked into a bed with a groove that hints to New Orleans heritage. Gypsy is a record that is catchy and loaded with whip-smart lyrical hooks.“Crawl” starts the album with a secret-agent soundtrack vibe, “Miles to Go” has lonely lounge tones, and “You Cared Enough to Lie” does double-duty as a two-stepper and crying in your beer tune. The triple pack of tunes is a 1-2-3 punch of awesomeness to open the Gypsy. 
“79 Cents (The Meow Song)” addresses the monetary inequality of female paychecks in America, singing to women in the workplace and ‘a raise she’ll never see’ while takes a page from the current presidents locker room level of dialogue, referring to Uncle Sam at ‘Mr. Status Quo, oh don’t you know, grabbing us right in the meow’.  “Beat the Drum” is a slow rocker with ambient guitar work and a fiddle front and center while the Gypsy title track is a folk number and “These Blues” a bouncy two-stepper. “Witness” is a throwback R&B number ripe for a slow-dance, and the band takes a break, leaving Eilen Jewell and a lone acoustic guitar for the closer. “Fear” is a haunting closer, Eilen Jewell reflecting on life while ultimately delivering the advice of “don’t take fear to be your guide.”
 
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Alice Stuart link
8/24/2019 04:09:37 pm

Always liked Eilen. Would love to see her

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