Classically-trained pianist Debbie Andrews is a bit of an enigma
\nto me. Maybe it’s because she’s able to display her talents without
\ncoming off as a show-off on her latest disc
\nSuburbs Of Eden<\/i>. Maybe it’s because she proves she can write
\npoppy songs without sounding like she’s aiming for any one
\nparticular genre. Maybe it’s because this eight-song, 27-minute
\ndisc leaves me wanting a whole lot more from this young artist.<\/p>\n
Working with musical partner Mike Blaxill, Andrews spins tales
\nwhich are pleasant enough to listen to yet leave the listener
\nfeeling like there might be a deeper meaning in the songs than they
\nimmediately recognize. Tracks like “Resurrection” and “Dog On A
\nSkylight” demonstrate the skill that Andrews has – as a songwriter,
\nas a musician and as a singer. It’s not easy to be good – even
\npassable – at all three skills at once. Andrews shows she’s more
\nthan good.<\/p>\n
Interestingly enough, Andrews seems to save her best material
\nfor the end of
\nSuburbs Of Eden<\/i>. “Hitchcock Blonde” would be one of the two
\nsongs I’d pinpoint as having what they call “singles potential”
\n(the other being “Dog On A Skylight”); this particular track is
\ncatchy enough to easily fit into any AOR aor adult-contemporary
\nmix. The disc’s closing track, “Testament,” leaves the listener
\nwanting so much more from this album, yet teases them by not
\noffering more.<\/p>\n
And maybe that’s the one drawback I could see with
\nSuburbs Of Eden<\/i>. Being an independent artist, I can
\nunderstand that Andrews is most likely working on a shoestring
\nbudget. (Fortunately for the listener, she didn’t cut corners
\nregarding the selections of backing musicians or the disc’s sound,
\nas both are superb.) But I honestly would have liked to have had
\nmore material to talk about on
\nSuburbs Of Eden<\/i>. Andrews proves she’s worth the attention
\nwith the songs presented here; if only she had given me more fuel
\nto stoke the critical fire I’d like to light for her.<\/p>\n
\nSuburbs Of Eden<\/i> is a disc which demonstrates the promise
\nthat Andrews has as she continues to hone her craft into a blade so
\nsharp it will undoubtedly slice her own path through the muddled
\nmusical genres. All I know is that I want to hear more – and I hope
\nAndrews won’t keep her soon-to-be-large fanbase waiting long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6522],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-36949","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-debbie-andrews","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36949"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=36949"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=36949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}