(2016) Melody Pool - Deep Dark Savage Heart
Review:
Confessional and emotional songwriting often falls into the trap of the overwrought, yet Melody Pool always seems to have the musical intuition to avoid that pitfall. Following on from 2013’s The Hurting Scene, Pool takes affairs of the heart and malaise of the mind and cuts them wide open with an unflinching and honest approach. Her musical palette has been expanded to take in soulful blues, electronic moods and a greater textural depth compared to her earlier, folkier recordings. Pool’s voice portrays righteous anger, vulnerability and sweet melancholy with a rich and sultry glow that pulls the listener right into the centre of both the pain and victories of her songs.
The album’s arrangements, a collaboration with Nashville producer Brad Jones, who also worked on Pool’s debut, are suitably atmospheric, entwining slinking drums and ghostly stabs and swirls of cello and violin with the singer’s own skilful guitar parts. The more buoyant pop tracks employ synth flourishes, always thoughtful and never overblown.
Pool’s major achievement on her 12-track sophomore album is that each song is individually arresting – it’s something of a masterclass. Pool’s parents could not have bestowed upon their daughter a more accurate first name. The folk artist has a natural gift for melody. Evident, too, is her decade-plus of live experience alongside father and country singer Alby. The prodigal daughter is not a 25-year-old novice who is technically coming of age, still discovering the power and nuances of her voice.
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Tracklist:
01 - Deep Dark Savage Heart.flac
02 - Old Enough.flac
03 - Southern Nightshade.flac
04 - Richard.flac
05 - Black Dog.flac
06 - Romantic Things.flac
07 - How Long.flac
08 - Love, She Loves Me.flac
09 - Mariachi Wind.flac
10 - City Lights.flac
11 - Better Days.flac
Summary:
Country: Australia
Genre: Indie-Folk
Media Report:
Source : CD
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : ~612-993 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
