BadSynthSounds

Instrumentals were fine if a little boring but boy it sure felt like vocals were trying too hard to do what they needed to do.

I liked this much more than I expected to. This reminded me of Joan Baez's self-titled in that it's beautiful in how simple it is. For the most part it's slow songs with a single acoustic and one voice, occasionally with a soft backing vocal harmony. Given how sparse it is I'd expect spots where it lulls for me but it just doesn't. Her voice is wonderful. The lyricism is excellent but I think I'd enjoy this equally if the lyrics were in a language I don't ... read more

Maybe caught me in the wrong mood but the specific brand of kooky and whimsical that they go for on this album doesn't really hit for me. It's Piper-era Floyd but without all of the things I like from Piper. The monologues felt unnecessary as well. Instrumentally mostly fine.

I like Loretta well enough but the way the original is mixed, the instrumentals are quiet enough that the dial needs to be cranked up to clearly hear them, but her voice is ear-shattering over the top of them. Album is a fine collection of covers and a couple originals but the quality just makes it hard to want to come back to. Would love to hear a better mix of this one.