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ARTIEST: AMANDA PEARCY
ALBUM: Waitin’ On Sunday

HOMEPAGE: http://www.amandapearcy.com/

MYSPACE http://www.myspace.com/amandapearcymusic

SHORT BIO: http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=92861

LABEL: Buddy Jake Records

TRACKS:
1 Casino
2 Haunted Man
3 Guess the Sun’s Comin’ Up
4 Paint my Numbers
5 Servants’ Entrance
6 The Cruelty of Memory
7 Bring it On
8 Fatherless Son
9 The Strength Lies in the Proof
10 Mother’s Lament
11 Indian Summers
12 Waitin’ On Sunday

Obviously music analysis always remains a personal choice. Without arrogance I dare to state that my ears hardly have deceived me within the genre this site stands for. This album of Amanda Pearcy’s produced by Tim Lorsch is an example of such a classical finding. Long before Waitin’On Sunday had been completed, I had the opportunity to listen to some of Amanda’s demos and was already mesmerized by songs found on this album. Those initial recordings have now been dressed into their final shape. It’s difficult to deny that this change was done exceptionally tastefully. Lorsch did an excellent job with the stellar musicians that he included. The historical pictures from Amanda’s family archive are a beautiful addition to the inlays and round out the own written texts and songs. The whole thought thru concept is entitled for a well deserved compliment. In this way my personal preference remains for a physical disc above a digital up- or download. One has to assume that primates like to hold an object before they taste.

The twelve songs have been shaped according a skilful Texan recipe, sincerely and tastefully injected with a dash of melancholy and a measured portion of temperament. Needless to say that fine-tuning within an ideal ambiance requires recognizable instruments such as pedal steel, guitar, standing bass, mandolin, violin, and of cours, not to be left out, an agonizingly slow accordion. I think that Amanda Pearcy should be considered as a fresh generation within the Americana scene that this Southern state has to offer. The country stirrings have been mixed slightly to the background, which allows, despite all consideration for tradition, this album to embrace more of a country folk variant. Funny contradiction is that I personally consider Indian Summers as one of her best songs, even though this holds that country feeling still the most. Amanda bases her songs purely upon her own merits, either personally, or including the history of her immediate family.

2009 is now already one of the richest music years. Hardly have I seen such a magnificent range of recordings within one individual year. However, without taking some modesty into consideration, I am convinced that this album will end high within my personal preferences. Why? Simply because this is a pure debut, full of integrity, where everything falls into place. Nice that this young songstress comes from Texas, apparently their musical source hasn’t dried entirely. It’s authentic and refreshing. Sam Baker should have brought her along on his upcoming trip to the Netherlands. Waitin’On Sunday is available end of September, and certainly to be noted for your personal wish list.


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