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"...rich, emotional songs with a lush base of instrumentation." The Monterey Herald
"Passionate, lyrical, eclectic." The Edmonton Journal
"...lilting, eerie and incandescent." St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nightblooming Jasmine is the latest recording by poet-songwriter Jessica Radcliffe.
A collection of haunting, mood-evoking original songs, it forms Jessica's love letter
to New Orleans, the city which is now her home.
"Though
Radcliffe's voice may seem delicate and brittle, it lends itself well
to the impressionistic sonic sketches that split between a Nouvelle
Orleans and Euro ambiance. The sereness of 'Frenchman Street'
resembles a mystical encounter while other compositions, 'Gimme Little
Sugar' and the bistro-seasoned 'Candle Light', strike subtle
romantic interludes that are profoundly soul satisfying... The closing
ivory- pumping boogie-styled 'Going to New Orleans' means the
metaphysical journey has reached full circle..." Dan Willging,
July 2004 offBEAT "Songs born out of living in New Orleans and stylistically somewhere between the lazy, bluesy side of Maria Muldaur and the fragile heartbreak of the McCarrigle sisters. Radcliffe... keeping the pitch low, not trying to do loud and fast, but maintaining a drowsy, intimate feel. This air of languor, humidity and fading light is established within the first bars of Frenchman Street and that's pretty much how the set goes on. The closing Going To New Orleans picks up the pace a bit and adds rolling piano and a few party noises, but even then it's not exactly hectic." Nick Beale, fRoots "Jessica's haunting vocals on an album that is, in effect, a love letter to the city of New Orleans... It is a low key, slow burn sort of an album that perfectly encapsulates the unique qualities of that city. Close your eyes and you could almost imagine yourself sipping wine on some run down back porch as the city hums all around." Dave Haslam, Taplas, Wales |
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