Sara Barreilles: a little review

Though this blog contains discussion of many ideas and interpretations, I believe there is room for a little lightness from time to time.

Consequently I wish to sing the praises of Sara Bareilles and her new album (in the UK) Little Voice. In particular its tunefulness.

Born in California a clear jazz and live performance aspect pervades her music with heavy emphasis on the piano and tuneful vocals. Her music is also self composed which by itself commands the attention.

I am most struck by the ‘catchiness’ of about five tracks in particular: Love Song, Vegas, between the lines, morning side (no connection to Scotland) and love on the rocks. This is someone who generally has a good feeling for what will resonate with an audience.

There is a good balance between excellent melodies, some meaning from lyrics and god instrumentation. Though not the deepest lyrics I have ever heard, they are hold their own.

I also like the fact that the UK edition of the CD shows Sara wearing trainers without laces and as someone who has found shoe laces a real struggle, this is a plus!

There are one or two tracks which fall short of the otherwise high standard, one sweet love and Gravity would be improved with fewer strings.

Nevertheless, an extremely enjoyable album and highly worth the £7.20 I paid for it.

I give the album 8/10

Rumour also has it that she will be performing with Maroon 5 in the Autumn - an excellent prospect!