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AMG Review of Blue Roses
James Christopher Monger
All Music GuideThe debut from English singer/songwriter Laura Groves (aka Blue Roses) draws more than a little from 1960s folk traditions, both British (Anne Briggs) and from across the pond (Joni Mitchell). Groves' earnest yet elusive wordplay, serpentine melodies, and minimal arrangements lithely follow the trail blazed by the current crop of postmillennial retro fairy tale crooners like Joanna Newsom, Tiny Vipers, and Laura Barrett, but her willingness to explore the more commercial side of the experimental/alternative folk movement may shield her from the "freak folk" tag so liberally applied to many of her contemporaries. Proficient on both guitar and piano, Groves is most effective when behind the latter, crafting luminous, pastoral ballads like "Greatest Thoughts," "I Wish I...," and "Imaginary Fights" that echo early Kate Bush -- the spooky, marimba-laced "Doubtful Comforts" is one of the album's highlights. Alternating between fingerpicked acoustic and electric, the remaining tracks are hardly deficient of introverted charm, but with the exception of the semi-propulsive "Rebecca," the pace is sluggish at best, resulting in a collection of songs best listened to in threes, or all at once with one's forehead pressed against the window waiting for the rain to pass.
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As a brief aside, when did it become so uncool to perform under your own name? Why must every one person band use some sort of moniker? This is probably Trent Reznor's fault somehow. Anyway...Blue Roses is the new project from British singer/songwriter Laura Groves. July 21st marks the release of the debut self-titled album for Blue Roses.Groves uses folk music as the basis for a lush,
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A homespun debut that shares an obvious sense of exploration with early Kate Bush.
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Blue Roses: "Blue Roses" album review
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As a brief aside, when did it become so uncool to perform under your own name? Why must every one person band use some sort of moniker? This is probably Trent Reznor's fault somehow. Anyway...Blue Roses is the new project from British singer/songwriter Laura Groves. July 21st marks the release of the debut self-titled album for Blue Roses.Groves uses folk music as the basis for a lush,
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