Music
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Land! (2009)
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| Independent Release
As Reviewed in Flagpole – Feb 11, 2009
South Dakota native (and current UGA grad student) Kate Morrissey is obsessed with going places. At least, that is an apparent theme on her most recent album, Land!. Hell, the opening track is named after one of the most storied travelers in ancient history. On “Ulysses,” Morrissey sings of traveling around the world in a trademark croon that is the focal point of the band. The 27-year-old has a strong, almost acrobatic vocal style. For songs like these, which at times sound like folksy, somber show tunes and at others sound like Joni Mitchell numbers, Morrissey’s voice is vital. She is not a one-woman show, however. On Land!, Morrissey, a trained pianist who has been playing gigs since she was a child, is joined by bassist/cellist Charles Harvey and drummer/guitarist John Norris. The backing musicians add to the already adult-contemporary quality of Morrissey’s sound, playing obediently behind the singer – mostly. From out of nowhere on mid-album track “Neptune,” drummer Norris breaks with the mild groove and performs an extended drum solo. How’s that fit in with the rest of the record? It doesn’t. But it is well done, and makes for an odd, if interesting, turn in an otherwise consistent, confident song collection. Mark Sanders - - |
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a girl in winter (2004)
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Goldenrod (1999)
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The Blue Tape (1996)
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Out of Print