Orphan Music

Product Details

Artist : Sarah Slean
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0825646392322
Label : Wea - Domestic
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2006-10-31
UPC : 825646392322

ASIN : B000JBWXEQ

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Lucky Me
2. Somebody’s Arms
3. Eliot (with Blue Spruce Quartet)
4. Mary
5. Last Year’s War (with Blue Spruce Quartet)
6. Out in the Park
7. Pilgrim
8. Narcolepsy Weed (with Blue Spruce Quartet)
9. The Score
10. Weight (DNA Studio)
11. Wilderness (Kensaltown Studios)
12. Little London (Kensaltown Studios)
13. California (DNA Studio)
14. Lucky Me (DNA Studio)
15. Pilgrim (DNA Studio)

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Editorial Reviews

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Sarah Slean composes music that's better suited to another time, that would be more appropriate in a '30s cabaret-style piano bar than a contemporary nightclub. Her first official live CD, Orphan Music perfectly captures the Toronto chanteuse's style, offering up listeners a bare-bones, emotive performance to two loving audiences in Toronto and Vancouver. Slean speaks very little between songs and there is no applause until the end of the set but her audience can be heard elsewhere offering their call-and-response additions to a pair of melodies ("The Score" and "Lucky Me"). The disc's unequivocal standout track, "Last Year's War" is nothing short of breathtaking, enhanced by her skilled piano playing and a powerful string quartet. The near-stillness of her performance increases as the song evolves with lyrics like "I'm still bloodied from last year's war" that are guaranteed to stir even the most hardened soul.

It should be noted that Orphan Music is not an entirely live CD, in fact six of the 15 tracks are B-sides, of which two ("Lucky Me" and "Pilgrim") are also included in the live set. Another caveat that should appear in every Slean review is just how strongly she emulates Kate Bush's singing and songwriting style. If you can get past that uncomfortable truth, Slean's songs and the accompanying string arrangements are well worth a listen. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews

Awesome possom (2008-05-16)

If you ever get the chance to hear Sarah Slean perform live, LISTEN! She is even more amazing live as she is on tracks. This lady's got skills and quite the imagination. Hopefully she records more live albums. She will blow your socks off.My favorite songs (if not all) are: "Last Year's War", "Mary", "Somebody's Arms", "California", and "The Score".

Deeply Entertaining (2008-01-25)

An artist that can combine songwriting, vocal and entertainment at such a remarkably high level should never be ignored. Anyone that can draw comparisons to Kate Bush and Tori Amos is worth a listen.This album envelopes all of Slean's talents. You can see, through the music, how she grabs the audience and keeps them under her spell. The combination of live and studio recordings nicely offset each other. Her music is simply hauntingly true. It may not be mainstream, but one should look at that as a positive. A must for any music lover's collection.

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